diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/SeedsOre.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/SeedsOre.cs
index 046b061a9b..71292c2d98 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/SeedsOre.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/SeedsOre.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 
 namespace OpenRa.Traits
 {
-	class SeedsOreInfo : StatelessTraitInfo<SeedsOre> {}
+	class SeedsOreInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public readonly float Chance = .05f;
+		public readonly int Interval = 5;
+
+		public object Create(Actor self) { return new SeedsOre(); }
+	}
 
 	class SeedsOre : ITick
 	{
-		const double OreSeedProbability = .05;	// todo: push this out into rules
+		int ticks;
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
 		{
-			for (var j = -1; j < 2; j++)
-				for (var i = -1; i < 2; i++)
-					if (Game.SharedRandom.NextDouble() < OreSeedProbability)
-						if (Ore.CanSpreadInto(self.Location.X + i, self.Location.Y + j))
-							Rules.Map.AddOre(self.Location.X + i, self.Location.Y + j);
+			if (--ticks <= 0)
+			{
+				var info = self.Info.Traits.Get<SeedsOreInfo>();
+
+				for (var j = -1; j < 2; j++)
+					for (var i = -1; i < 2; i++)
+						if (Game.SharedRandom.NextDouble() < info.Chance)
+							if (Ore.CanSpreadInto(self.Location.X + i, self.Location.Y + j))
+								Rules.Map.AddOre(self.Location.X + i, self.Location.Y + j);
+
+				ticks = info.Interval;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }