diff --git a/modules/base_plugins/brew_steps/__init__.py b/modules/base_plugins/brew_steps/__init__.py
index f46da69..8dcd82f 100644
--- a/modules/base_plugins/brew_steps/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/base_plugins/brew_steps/__init__.py
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ class BoilStep(StepBase):
 
     def check_hop_timer(self, number, value):
 
-        if self.__getattribute__("hop_%s_added" % number) is not True and time.time() > (
-            self.timer_end - (int(self.timer) * 60 - int(value) * 60)):
+        if self.__getattribute__("hop_%s_added" % number) is not True and (int(value) * 60) == (
+            self.timer_end - int(time.time())):
             self.__setattr__("hop_%s_added" % number, True)
             self.notify("Hop Alert", "Please add Hop %s" % number, timeout=None)