diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Chronoshiftable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Chronoshiftable.cs
index 79da3e72eb..574320ae88 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Chronoshiftable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Chronoshiftable.cs
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		// Show the remaining time as a bar
 		public float GetValue()
 		{
+			if (chronoshiftReturnTicks == 0) // otherwise an empty bar is rendered all the time
+				return 0f;
+
 			return (float)chronoshiftReturnTicks / TotalTicks;
 		}
-		
 		public Color GetColor() { return Color.White; }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/IronCurtainable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/IronCurtainable.cs
index 1b64da6b79..2336db3f6f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/IronCurtainable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/IronCurtainable.cs
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		// Show the remaining time as a bar
 		public float GetValue()
 		{
+			if (RemainingTicks == 0) // otherwise an empty bar is rendered all the time
+				return 0f;
+
 			return (float)RemainingTicks / TotalTicks;
 		}
-
 		public Color GetColor() { return Color.Red; }
 	}
 }
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