diff --git a/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp b/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp
index 33dc3f741..bb9e5223a 100644
--- a/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp
@@ -267,13 +267,18 @@ void BaseInstance::setRunning(bool running)
 
     m_isRunning = running;
 
-    if (!m_settings->get("RecordGameTime").toBool()) {
-        emit runningStatusChanged(running);
+    emit runningStatusChanged(running);
+}
+
+void BaseInstance::setMinecraftRunning(bool running)
+{
+    if (!settings()->get("RecordGameTime").toBool()) {
         return;
     }
 
     if (running) {
         m_timeStarted = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+        setLastLaunch(m_timeStarted.toMSecsSinceEpoch());
     } else {
         QDateTime timeEnded = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 
@@ -283,8 +288,6 @@ void BaseInstance::setRunning(bool running)
 
         emit propertiesChanged(this);
     }
-
-    emit runningStatusChanged(running);
 }
 
 int64_t BaseInstance::totalTimePlayed() const
diff --git a/launcher/BaseInstance.h b/launcher/BaseInstance.h
index f4ed9113c..499ec7866 100644
--- a/launcher/BaseInstance.h
+++ b/launcher/BaseInstance.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class BaseInstance : public QObject, public std::enable_shared_from_this<BaseIns
     /// be unique.
     virtual QString id() const;
 
+    void setMinecraftRunning(bool running);
     void setRunning(bool running);
     bool isRunning() const;
     int64_t totalTimePlayed() const;
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
index aa94edb5d..2a330c03c 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ void LauncherPartLaunch::on_state(LoggedProcess::State state)
                 APPLICATION->showMainWindow();
 
             m_parent->setPid(-1);
+            m_parent->instance()->setMinecraftRunning(false);
             // if the exit code wasn't 0, report this as a crash
             auto exitCode = m_process.exitCode();
             if (exitCode != 0) {
@@ -228,7 +229,6 @@ void LauncherPartLaunch::on_state(LoggedProcess::State state)
         case LoggedProcess::Running:
             emit logLine(QString("Minecraft process ID: %1\n\n").arg(m_process.processId()), MessageLevel::Launcher);
             m_parent->setPid(m_process.processId());
-            m_parent->instance()->setLastLaunch();
             // send the launch script to the launcher part
             m_process.write(m_launchScript.toUtf8());
 
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ void LauncherPartLaunch::setWorkingDirectory(const QString& wd)
 void LauncherPartLaunch::proceed()
 {
     if (mayProceed) {
+        m_parent->instance()->setMinecraftRunning(true);
         QString launchString("launch\n");
         m_process.write(launchString.toUtf8());
         mayProceed = false;