diff --git a/radio/src/gui/view_statistics.cpp b/radio/src/gui/view_statistics.cpp
index a18c55041..aa3f81b44 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/view_statistics.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/view_statistics.cpp
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ void menuStatisticsView(uint8_t event)
       chainMenu(menuStatisticsDebug);
       return;
 
-#if defined(PCBTARANIS)
+#if defined(CPUARM)
     case EVT_KEY_LONG(KEY_MENU):
       g_eeGeneral.globalTimer = 0;
+      eeDirty(EE_GENERAL);
+      s_timeCumTot = 0;
       break;
 #endif
     case EVT_KEY_FIRST(KEY_EXIT):
@@ -65,8 +67,8 @@ void menuStatisticsView(uint8_t event)
 
   putsTimer(   12*FW+5*FWNUM+1, FH*0, s_timeCumTot, 0, 0);
   
-#if defined(PCBTARANIS)
-  putsTimer(21*FW+5*FWNUM+1, 0*FH, g_eeGeneral.globalTimer + sessionTimer, TIMEHOUR, 0);
+#if defined(CPUARM)
+  putsTimer(21*FW+5*FWNUM+1, 0*FH, g_eeGeneral.globalTimer + s_timeCumTot, TIMEHOUR, 0);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(THRTRACE)
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ void menuStatisticsDebug(uint8_t event)
 #if defined(PCBSKY9X)
       Current_used = 0;
 #endif
-      sessionTimer = 0;
+      s_timeCumTot = 0;
       killEvents(event);
       AUDIO_KEYPAD_UP();
       break;
@@ -155,7 +157,6 @@ void menuStatisticsDebug(uint8_t event)
   // consumption
   lcd_putsLeft(2*FH, STR_CPU_MAH);
   putsTelemetryValue(MENU_DEBUG_COL1_OFS, 2*FH, g_eeGeneral.mAhUsed + Current_used*current_scale/8192/36, UNIT_MAH, LEFT|PREC1);
-  putsTimer(MENU_DEBUG_COL2_OFS, 2*FH, g_eeGeneral.globalTimer + sessionTimer, LEFT, 0);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(PCBSKY9X)
diff --git a/radio/src/opentx.cpp b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
index 6735cd0c0..4d4b34c12 100644
--- a/radio/src/opentx.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
@@ -1385,10 +1385,6 @@ uint32_t Current_accumulator;
 uint32_t Current_used;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CPUARM) && !defined(REVA)
-uint16_t sessionTimer;
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(SIMU)
 static uint16_t s_anaFilt[NUMBER_ANALOG];
 #endif
@@ -2653,16 +2649,11 @@ void perMain()
   static uint32_t OneSecTimer;
   if (++OneSecTimer >= 100) {
     OneSecTimer -= 100 ;
-    sessionTimer += 1;
     Current_used += Current_accumulator / 100 ;                     // milliAmpSeconds (but scaled)
     Current_accumulator = 0 ;
   }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(PCBTARANIS)
-  sessionTimer = s_timeCumTot;
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CPUARM)
   if (currentSpeakerVolume != requiredSpeakerVolume) {
     currentSpeakerVolume = requiredSpeakerVolume;
@@ -3247,8 +3238,10 @@ void saveTimers()
   }
 
 #if defined(CPUARM) && !defined(REVA)
-  if (sessionTimer > 0) {
-    g_eeGeneral.globalTimer += sessionTimer;
+  if (s_timeCumTot > 0) {
+    g_eeGeneral.globalTimer += s_timeCumTot;
+    eeDirty(EE_GENERAL);
+    s_timeCumTot = 0;
   }
 #endif
 }