diff --git a/sim_console.c b/sim_console.c
index c0bc8d43..4df66594 100644
--- a/sim_console.c
+++ b/sim_console.c
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ for (i=(was_stepping ? sim_rem_step_line : 0);
         c = c & ~TMXR_VALID;
         if (c != sim_int_char)
             continue;                               /* ^E (the interrupt character) must start console interaction */
+        sim_is_running = 0;
         sim_stop_timer_services ();
         for (j=0; j < sim_rem_con_tmxr.lines; j++) {
             lp = &sim_rem_con_tmxr.ldsc[j];
@@ -728,6 +729,7 @@ for (i=(was_stepping ? sim_rem_step_line : 0);
                 tmxr_linemsg (lp, "Simulator Running...");
                 tmxr_send_buffered_data (lp);
                 }
+            sim_is_running = 1;
             sim_start_timer_services ();
             break;
             }
diff --git a/sim_timer.c b/sim_timer.c
index f5b0f9bb..0cdef0c5 100644
--- a/sim_timer.c
+++ b/sim_timer.c
@@ -1250,16 +1250,11 @@ while (sim_asynch_enabled && sim_asynch_timer && sim_is_running) {
             }
         else
             sim_activate (uptr, inst_delay);
-        continue;
         }
-    else /* Something wants to adjust the queue since the wait condition was signaled */
+    else {/* Something wants to adjust the queue since the wait condition was signaled */
         if (sim_timer_event_canceled)
             sim_timer_event_canceled = FALSE;           /* reset flag and continue */
-        else
-            if (sim_wallclock_entry == NULL) {          /* nothing to insert? */
-                sim_debug (DBG_TIM, &sim_timer_dev, "_timer_thread() - condition wakeup without new entry\n");
-                break;                                  /* stop processing entries */
-                }
+        }
     }
 pthread_mutex_unlock (&sim_timer_lock);