diff --git a/src/core/Global.ttslua b/src/core/Global.ttslua
index e64c064c..2e2446b7 100644
--- a/src/core/Global.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/Global.ttslua
@@ -2050,6 +2050,7 @@ function TokenManager.spawnTokenGroup(params)
   local tokenCount = params.tokenCount
   local shiftDown = params.shiftDown
   local subType = params.subType
+  local temporary = params.temporary
 
   if tokenType == "damage" or tokenType == "horror" then
     TokenManager.spawnCounterToken(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown)
@@ -2058,7 +2059,7 @@ function TokenManager.spawnTokenGroup(params)
   elseif tokenType == "resource" and optionPanel["useResourceCounters"] == "custom" and tokenCount == 0 then
     TokenManager.spawnResourceCounterToken(card, tokenCount)
   else
-    TokenManager.spawnMultipleTokens(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown, subType)
+    TokenManager.spawnMultipleTokens(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown, subType, temporary)
   end
 end
 
@@ -2089,7 +2090,8 @@ end
 ---@param tokenCount number How many tokens to spawn
 ---@param shiftDown? number An offset for the z-value of this group of tokens
 ---@param subType? string Subtype of token to spawn. This will only differ from the tokenName for resource or action tokens
-function TokenManager.spawnMultipleTokens(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown, subType)
+---@param temporary? boolean If present adds the temporary tag to an action token
+function TokenManager.spawnMultipleTokens(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown, subType, temporary)
   if tokenCount < 1 then return end
 
   local offsets = {}
@@ -2124,6 +2126,7 @@ function TokenManager.spawnMultipleTokens(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown
   end
 
   -- this is used to load the correct state for additional resource tokens (e.g. "Ammo")
+  log(temporary)
   local callbackName = nil
   local callbackParams = nil
   local stateID = stateTable[string.lower(subType or "")]
@@ -2134,7 +2137,11 @@ function TokenManager.spawnMultipleTokens(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown
     local matColor = playermatApi.getMatColorByPosition(card.getPosition())
     local activeInvestigatorData = playermatApi.getActiveInvestigatorData(matColor)
     callbackName = "updateUniversalActionAbilityToken"
-    callbackParams = { class = activeInvestigatorData.class, symbol = subType or activeInvestigatorData.class }
+    if temporary then
+      callbackParams = { class = activeInvestigatorData.class, symbol = subType or activeInvestigatorData.class, addTag = "Temporary" }
+    else
+      callbackParams = { class = activeInvestigatorData.class, symbol = subType or activeInvestigatorData.class}
+    end
   end
 
   for i = 1, tokenCount do
diff --git a/src/core/token/TokenManagerApi.ttslua b/src/core/token/TokenManagerApi.ttslua
index f9a87e70..1894a09c 100644
--- a/src/core/token/TokenManagerApi.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/token/TokenManagerApi.ttslua
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ do
   --     spawned state object rather than spawning multiple tokens
   ---@param shiftDown? number An offset for the z-value of this group of tokens
   ---@param subType? string Subtype of token to spawn. This will only differ from the tokenName for resource tokens
-  function TokenManagerApi.spawnTokenGroup(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown, subType)
+  ---@param temporary? boolean If present adds the temporary tag to an action token
+  function TokenManagerApi.spawnTokenGroup(card, tokenType, tokenCount, shiftDown, subType, temporary)
     Global.call("callTable", {
       { "TokenManager", "spawnTokenGroup" },
       {
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ do
         tokenType = tokenType,
         tokenCount = tokenCount,
         shiftDown = shiftDown,
-        subType = subType
+        subType = subType,
+        temporary = temporary
       }
     })
   end
diff --git a/src/playercards/cards/TheRedClock.ttslua b/src/playercards/cards/TheRedClock.ttslua
index dbaf7e17..3fc2cd4b 100644
--- a/src/playercards/cards/TheRedClock.ttslua
+++ b/src/playercards/cards/TheRedClock.ttslua
@@ -92,33 +92,7 @@ function spawnActionToken(numTokens)
   local position = self.getPosition()
   local matColor = playermatApi.getMatColorByPosition(position)
   local mat = guidReferenceApi.getObjectByOwnerAndType(matColor, "Playermat")
-  local rotation = mat.getRotation()
 
-  -- find empty action token slots by checking snap points
-  local snaps = mat.getSnapPoints()
-
-  -- get empty slots
-  local emptyPositions = {}
-  for i, snap in ipairs(snaps) do
-    if i > 1 then
-      if snap.tags[1] == "UniversalToken" then
-        local snapPos = mat.positionToWorld(snap.position)
-        local searchResult = searchLib.atPosition(snapPos, "isUniversalToken")
-        if #searchResult == 0 then
-          table.insert(emptyPositions, snapPos)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  local activeInvestigatorData = playermatApi.getActiveInvestigatorData(matColor)
-  local callbackParams = { class = activeInvestigatorData.class, symbol = activeInvestigatorData.class, addTag = "Temporary" }
-  local callbackName = "updateUniversalActionAbilityToken"
-  for i = 1, numTokens do
-    if emptyPositions[i] ~= nil then
-      tokenManagerApi.spawnToken(emptyPositions[i] + Vector(0, 0.7, 0), "universalActionAbility", rotation, callbackName, callbackParams)
-    else
-      tokenManagerApi.spawnToken(position + Vector(0, 0.7, 0), "universalActionAbility", rotation, callbackName, callbackParams)
-    end
-  end
+  tokenManagerApi.spawnTokenGroup(self, "universalActionAbility", numTokens, 0.8, _, true)
+  
 end