diff --git a/Tone/core/clock/TickSource.ts b/Tone/core/clock/TickSource.ts
index dd353535..119ae4b6 100644
--- a/Tone/core/clock/TickSource.ts
+++ b/Tone/core/clock/TickSource.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { PlaybackState, StateTimeline, StateTimelineEvent } from "../util/StateT
 import { Timeline } from "../util/Timeline";
 import { isDefined } from "../util/TypeCheck";
 import { TickSignal } from "./TickSignal";
+import { EQ } from "../util/Math";
 
 interface TickSourceOptions extends ToneWithContextOptions {
 	frequency: number;
@@ -302,7 +303,9 @@ export class TickSource<TypeName extends "bpm" | "hertz"> extends ToneWithContex
 			const startTicks = this.frequency.getTicksAtTime(maxStartTime);
 			const ticksAtStart = this.frequency.getTicksAtTime(lastStateEvent.time);
 			const diff = startTicks - ticksAtStart;
-			const offset = Math.ceil(diff) - diff;
+			let offset = Math.ceil(diff) - diff;
+			// guard against floating point issues
+			offset = EQ(offset, 1) ? 0 : offset;
 			let nextTickTime = this.frequency.getTimeOfTick(startTicks + offset);
 			while (nextTickTime < endTime) {
 				try {