diff --git a/client/src/app/pages/explore/explore.page.ts b/client/src/app/pages/explore/explore.page.ts
index 9346c98..e15260d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/pages/explore/explore.page.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/pages/explore/explore.page.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { GameplayService } from '@services/gameplay.service';
 import { VisualService } from '@services/visual.service';
 import { FightStore, PlayerStore } from '@stores';
 import { ChangePage } from '@stores/user/user.actions';
-import { Observable, combineLatest, timer } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, first, timer } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-explore',
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export class ExplorePage implements OnInit {
   public canExplore = false;
   public firstPositiveNumber = 0;
   public nextExploreTime = 0;
+  public exploreResponseTime = 0;
 
   @Select(PlayerStore.exploreCooldown) exploreCooldown$!: Observable<number>;
   @Select(PlayerStore.playerLocation)
@@ -46,29 +47,42 @@ export class ExplorePage implements OnInit {
       this.store.dispatch(new ChangePage('combat'));
     });
 
-    combineLatest([timer(0, 500), this.exploreCooldown$])
-      .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
-      .subscribe(([_, cooldown]) => {
-        this.canExplore = Date.now() > cooldown;
+    this.playerLocation$.pipe(first()).subscribe((location) => {
+      this.canExplore = location.cooldown < Date.now();
+    });
+  }
 
-        if (!this.canExplore) {
-          if (!this.firstPositiveNumber) {
-            this.firstPositiveNumber = (cooldown - Date.now()) / 1000;
-          }
+  private startExploreLoop(start: number, end: number) {
+    const numSeconds = end - start;
 
-          this.nextExploreTime =
-            1 - (cooldown - Date.now()) / 1000 / this.firstPositiveNumber;
-        }
+    const timer$ = timer(0, 100).subscribe((iter) => {
+      const timeElapsed = iter * 100;
+      this.nextExploreTime = timeElapsed / numSeconds;
 
-        if (this.canExplore) {
-          this.firstPositiveNumber = 0;
-        }
-      });
+      if (timeElapsed >= numSeconds) {
+        timer$.unsubscribe();
+        this.canExplore = true;
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   explore() {
     this.canExplore = false;
-    this.gameplayService.explore().subscribe();
+
+    this.gameplayService.explore().subscribe((data) => {
+      const cooldownStartPatch = (data as any).player.find(
+        (patch: any) => patch.path === '/location/cooldownStart',
+      );
+      const cooldownPatch = (data as any).player.find(
+        (patch: any) => patch.path === '/location/cooldown',
+      );
+      if (!cooldownStartPatch || !cooldownPatch) return;
+
+      const cooldownStart = cooldownStartPatch.value;
+      const cooldown = cooldownPatch.value;
+
+      this.startExploreLoop(cooldownStart, cooldown);
+    });
   }
 
   getMonster(monsterId: string) {
diff --git a/client/src/stores/player/player.functions.ts b/client/src/stores/player/player.functions.ts
index 268527d..04c4e02 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/player/player.functions.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/player/player.functions.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const defaultStore: () => IPlayerStore = () => ({
       current: '',
       goingTo: '',
       arrivesAt: Date.now(),
+      cooldownStart: 0,
       cooldown: 0,
     },
 
diff --git a/server/src/modules/gameplay/gameplay.service.ts b/server/src/modules/gameplay/gameplay.service.ts
index c31cd35..ded0b3c 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/gameplay/gameplay.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/gameplay/gameplay.service.ts
@@ -167,9 +167,12 @@ export class GameplayService {
         );
 
         // put explore on cooldown
+        const now = Date.now();
+
         playerRef.location = {
           ...playerRef.location,
-          cooldown: Date.now() + secondsAddedToCooldown,
+          cooldownStart: now,
+          cooldown: now + secondsAddedToCooldown,
         };
 
         // travel via walk if the flags are set
diff --git a/server/src/modules/player/player.schema.ts b/server/src/modules/player/player.schema.ts
index 9922631..52c55f9 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/player/player.schema.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/player/player.schema.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export class Player implements IPlayer {
       current: 'Mork',
       goingTo: '',
       arrivesAt: 0,
+      cooldownStart: 0,
       cooldown: 0,
     };
 
diff --git a/shared/interfaces/player.ts b/shared/interfaces/player.ts
index ef71ac6..b1c9e49 100644
--- a/shared/interfaces/player.ts
+++ b/shared/interfaces/player.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface IPlayerLocation {
   current: string;
   goingTo: string;
   arrivesAt: number;
+  cooldownStart: number;
   cooldown: number;
 }