diff --git a/server/src/gtfpga.c b/server/src/gtfpga.c
index 8f753bbca..ecdcc1167 100644
--- a/server/src/gtfpga.c
+++ b/server/src/gtfpga.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ int gtfpga_open(struct node *n)
 
 		struct itimerspec its = {
 			.it_interval = time_from_double(1 / g->rate),
-			.it_value = { 1, 0 }
+			.it_value = { 0, 1 }
 		};
 		ret = timerfd_settime(g->fd_irq, 0, &its, NULL);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/server/src/path.c b/server/src/path.c
index 031b1383c..a9297c5c2 100644
--- a/server/src/path.c
+++ b/server/src/path.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int path_start(struct path *p)
 	if (p->rate) {
 		struct itimerspec its = {
 			.it_interval = time_from_double(1 / p->rate),
-			.it_value = { 1, 0 }
+			.it_value = { 0, 1 }
 		};
 
 		p->tfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, 0);
diff --git a/server/src/random.c b/server/src/random.c
index 4e9da6238..321b95ec4 100644
--- a/server/src/random.c
+++ b/server/src/random.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Setup timer */
 	struct itimerspec its = {
 		.it_interval = time_from_double(1 / rate),
-		.it_value = { 1, 0 }
+		.it_value = { 0, 1 }
 	};
 
 	int tfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, 0);