diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/api.go b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
index e0fb996cc..f7143454f 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/api.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Loop struct {
 	keep_going                             bool
 	death_signal                           unix.Signal
 	exit_code                              int
-	timers                                 []*timer
+	timers, timers_temp                    []*timer
 	timer_id_counter, write_msg_id_counter IdType
 	wakeup_channel                         chan byte
 	pending_writes                         []*write_msg
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type Loop struct {
 }
 
 func New() (*Loop, error) {
-	l := Loop{controlling_term: nil}
+	l := Loop{controlling_term: nil, timers_temp: make([]*timer, 4)}
 	l.terminal_options.alternate_screen = true
 	l.escape_code_parser.HandleCSI = l.handle_csi
 	l.escape_code_parser.HandleOSC = l.handle_osc
diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/timers.go b/tools/tui/loop/timers.go
index 449a42f36..20fb446f5 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/timers.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/timers.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 func (self *Loop) dispatch_timers(now time.Time) error {
 	updated := false
-	remove := make(map[IdType]bool, 0)
-	for _, t := range self.timers {
+	self.timers_temp = self.timers_temp[:0]
+	self.timers_temp = append(self.timers_temp, self.timers...)
+	for i, t := range self.timers_temp {
 		if now.After(t.deadline) {
 			err := t.callback(t.id)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -20,19 +21,10 @@ func (self *Loop) dispatch_timers(now time.Time) error {
 				t.update_deadline(now)
 				updated = true
 			} else {
-				remove[t.id] = true
+				self.timers = append(self.timers[:i], self.timers[i+1:]...)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if len(remove) > 0 {
-		timers := make([]*timer, len(self.timers)-len(remove))
-		for _, t := range self.timers {
-			if !remove[t.id] {
-				timers = append(timers, t)
-			}
-		}
-		self.timers = timers
-	}
 	if updated {
 		self.sort_timers()
 	}