diff --git a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
index 9bc30f324e..0a34eb8f31 100644
--- a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ Column
             running: false
             repeat: true
             onTriggered: update()
-            property var endTime: new Date()
+            property var endTime: new Date() //Set initial endTime to be the current date, so that the endTime has initially already passed and the timer text becomes invisible if you were to update.
             function update()
             {
                 var now = new Date();