diff --git a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
index 685479d4..db6d0475 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
@@ -5122,24 +5122,6 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
 
             if (this.updateLock.writeLock().tryLock()) {
                 try {
-                    //if (!this.timestamps.contains("STAMHEALTICK")) {
-                     //   this.timestamps.put("STAMHEALTICK", System.currentTimeMillis());
-                    //}
-                    //if (this.containsEffect(441156455)) {
-                    //    long length = System.currentTimeMillis() - this.timestamps.get("STAMHEALTICK").longValue();
-                     //   if (length > 10000 ) {
-                     //       float stamIncrease = 6.5f;
-                     //       if (this.stamina.get() + stamIncrease > this.staminaMax)
-                     //           this.stamina.compareAndSet(this.stamina.get(), this.staminaMax);
-                     //       else
-                     //           this.stamina.compareAndSet(this.stamina.get(), this.stamina.get() + stamIncrease);
-                     //       this.timestamps.put("STAMHEALTICK", System.currentTimeMillis());
-                    //        ChatManager.chatSystemInfo(this, "Healed 7 Stamina");
-                    //    }
-                    //} else {
-                    //    this.timestamps.put("STAMHEALTICK", System.currentTimeMillis());
-                    //}
-
                     if (!this.isAlive() && this.isEnteredWorld()) {
                         if (!this.timestamps.containsKey("DeathTime")) {
                             this.timestamps.put("DeathTime", System.currentTimeMillis());
@@ -5147,26 +5129,6 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
                             forceRespawn(this);
                         return;
                     }
-                    //if(!this.timestamps.containsKey("stamTick")){
-                    //    this.timestamps.put("stamTick", System.currentTimeMillis());
-                    //}else{
-                    //    if(this.containsEffect(441156479) || this.containsEffect(441156455)) {
-                    //        if(System.currentTimeMillis() - this.timestamps.get("stamTick") > 5000){
-                    //            boolean worked = false;
-                    //            while(!worked) {
-                    //                float old = this.stamina.get();
-                    //                float mod = old + 4;
-                    //                if (mod > this.staminaMax)
-                     //                   mod = this.staminaMax;
-//
-                    //                worked = this.stamina.compareAndSet(old, mod);
-                     //           }
-                    //            this.timestamps.put("stamTick", System.currentTimeMillis());
-                    //        }
-                    //    }else{
-                     //       this.timestamps.put("stamTick", System.currentTimeMillis());
-                     //   }
-                    //}
 
                     if (this.isAlive() && this.isActive && this.enteredWorld) {
 
diff --git a/src/engine/workthreads/UpdateThread.java b/src/engine/workthreads/UpdateThread.java
index 27d5f4b2..46f4c19f 100644
--- a/src/engine/workthreads/UpdateThread.java
+++ b/src/engine/workthreads/UpdateThread.java
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ public class UpdateThread implements Runnable {
         try {
             for(PlayerCharacter player : SessionManager.getAllActivePlayerCharacters()){
                 if (player != null) {
-                    player.update(true);
+                    try {
+                        player.update(true);
+                    }catch(Exception e){
+                        Logger.error("UPDATE ERROR FOR PLAYER: " + player.getFirstName(),e);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -43,20 +47,31 @@ public class UpdateThread implements Runnable {
     }
 
     public void run() {
-        lastRun = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        //lastRun = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        //while (true) {
+          //  if (System.currentTimeMillis() >= lastRun + instancedelay) { // Correct condition
+          //      this.processPlayerUpdate();
+          //      lastRun = System.currentTimeMillis(); // Update lastRun after processing
+          //  }else {
+          //      try {
+         //           Thread.sleep(100); // Pause for 100ms to reduce CPU usage
+         //       } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+         //           Logger.error("Thread interrupted", e);
+         //           Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+        //        }
+        //    }
+        //    Thread.yield();
+        //}
+
         while (true) {
-            if (System.currentTimeMillis() >= lastRun + instancedelay) { // Correct condition
-                this.processPlayerUpdate();
-                lastRun = System.currentTimeMillis(); // Update lastRun after processing
-            }else {
-                try {
-                    Thread.sleep(100); // Pause for 100ms to reduce CPU usage
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                    Logger.error("Thread interrupted", e);
-                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-                }
+            try {
+                this.processPlayerUpdate(); // Execute update logic
+                Thread.sleep(250); // Always sleep for 250ms
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                Logger.error("Thread interrupted", e);
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                break; // Exit loop if interrupted
             }
-            Thread.yield();
         }
     }