diff --git a/src/js/core.js b/src/js/core.js
index 5218dd9b6..cb5e2604d 100644
--- a/src/js/core.js
+++ b/src/js/core.js
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ const photoBooth = (function () {
     api.resetTimeOut = function () {
         clearTimeout(timeOut);
 
-        timeOut = setTimeout(function () {
-            api.reloadPage();
-        }, timeToLive);
+        if (!takingPic) {
+            timeOut = setTimeout(function () {
+                api.reloadPage();
+            }, timeToLive);
+        }
     };
 
     // reset whole thing
@@ -780,8 +782,6 @@ const photoBooth = (function () {
             if (!$('#mySidenav').hasClass('sidenav--open')) {
                 rotaryController.focusSet('#result');
             }
-
-            api.resetTimeOut();
         };
 
         preloadImage.src = imageUrl;
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ const photoBooth = (function () {
 
         takingPic = false;
 
+        api.resetTimeOut();
+
         remoteBuzzerClient.inProgress(false);
 
         if (config.dev.enabled) {