diff --git a/src/k_hud.c b/src/k_hud.c
index 6598c8f6f..7fa5d321c 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.c
+++ b/src/k_hud.c
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ static void K_drawKartItem(void)
 		V_SetClipRect((fx + 8) << FRACBITS, (fy + 8) << FRACBITS, 34 << FRACBITS, 34 << FRACBITS, V_HUDTRANS|fflags);
 		for (int rouletteshift = -1; rouletteshift <= 2; rouletteshift++)
 		{
-			shiftprog = (FRACUNIT * -rouletteshift) + (FixedDiv(stplyr->itemroulette, animlength) % FRACUNIT);
+			shiftprog = (FRACUNIT * -rouletteshift) + (FixedDiv((stplyr->itemroulette<<FRACBITS)|R_GetTimeFrac(RTF_LEVEL), animlength<<FRACBITS) % FRACUNIT);
 			alpha = (FixedMul((abs(shiftprog) * 10), FixedDiv(hudtrans << FRACBITS, 10 << FRACBITS)) >> FRACBITS)+(10-hudtrans);
 			rfy = (fy<<FRACBITS) + shift*shiftprog;
 			if (0 > alpha) alpha = 0;
diff --git a/src/k_items.c b/src/k_items.c
index 04b13897c..c55e973e2 100644
--- a/src/k_items.c
+++ b/src/k_items.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static CV_PossibleValue_t kartitemvariant_cons_t[] = {{0, "Legacy"}, {1, "Altern
 #define MAXBATTLEPROBABILITY (REALMAXBATTLEPROB * BATTLEODDSMUL)
 
 consvar_t cv_fancyroulette = CVAR_INIT ("fancyroulette", "Off", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL);
-consvar_t cv_fancyroulettespeed = CVAR_INIT ("fancyroulettespeed", "5", CV_SAVE, CV_Natural, NULL);
+consvar_t cv_fancyroulettespeed = CVAR_INIT ("fancyroulettespeed", "3", CV_SAVE, CV_Natural, NULL);
 
 void K_RegisterItem(kartitemtype_e itemtype)
 {