diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts
index 1dfa8cf72d82..c58e088a75d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ function updateOverlap(now: number): void {
   }
 }
 
-function carryoverFirstKeypress(): void {
+export function carryoverFirstKeypress(): void {
   // Because keydown triggers before input, we need to grab the first keypress data here and carry it over
 
   // Take the key with the largest index
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ function carryoverFirstKeypress(): void {
   }
 }
 
-export function resetKeypressTimings(carryover: boolean): void {
+function resetKeypressTimings(): void {
   keypressTimings = {
     spacing: {
       first: -1,
@@ -505,8 +505,6 @@ export function resetKeypressTimings(carryover: boolean): void {
   keyDownData = {};
   noCodeIndex = 0;
 
-  if (carryover) carryoverFirstKeypress();
-
   console.debug("Keypress timings reset");
 }
 
@@ -555,5 +553,5 @@ export function restart(): void {
     incorrect: 0,
   };
 
-  resetKeypressTimings(false);
+  resetKeypressTimings();
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
index 8d0ecd95d48e..4fc8fac60eab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export function startTest(now: number): boolean {
   TestState.setActive(true);
   Replay.startReplayRecording();
   Replay.replayGetWordsList(TestWords.words.list);
-  TestInput.resetKeypressTimings(true);
+  TestInput.carryoverFirstKeypress();
   Time.set(0);
   TestTimer.clear();