diff --git a/src/accessories/CleanUpHelper.ttslua b/src/accessories/CleanUpHelper.ttslua
index ee9662bd..4200bf7a 100644
--- a/src/accessories/CleanUpHelper.ttslua
+++ b/src/accessories/CleanUpHelper.ttslua
@@ -175,8 +175,14 @@ function cleanUp(_, color)
   soundCubeApi.playSoundByName("Vacuum")
   ignoreCustomDataHelper()
   getTrauma()
-  updateCounters(RESOURCE_GUIDS, 5, "Resources")
-  updateCounters(CLUE_CLICKER_GUIDS, 0, "Clue clickers")
+
+  -- delay to account for potential state change
+  Wait.time(function()
+    updateCounters(RESOURCE_GUIDS, 5, "Resource")
+    updateCounters(CLUE_CLICKER_GUIDS, 0, "Clue clicker")
+    updateCounters(DAMAGE_HORROR_GUIDS, RESET_VALUES, "Damage / Horror")
+  end, 0.2)
+
   resetSkillTrackers()
   resetDoomCounter()
   blessCurseManagerApi.removeAll(color)
@@ -193,20 +199,16 @@ end
 -- modular functions, called by other functions
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 
-function updateCounters(tableOfGUIDs, tableOfNewValues, info)
-  if tonumber(tableOfNewValues) then
-    local value = tableOfNewValues
-    tableOfNewValues = {}
-    for i = 1, #tableOfGUIDs do
-      table.insert(tableOfNewValues, value)
-    end
-  end
+function updateCounters(tableOfGUIDs, newValues, info)
+  -- instead of a table, this will be used if just a single value is provided
+  local singleValue = tonumber(newValues)
 
   for i, guid in ipairs(tableOfGUIDs) do
     local TOKEN = getObjectFromGUID(guid)
+    local newValue = singleValue or newValues[i]
 
     if TOKEN ~= nil then
-      TOKEN.call("updateVal", tableOfNewValues[i])
+      TOKEN.call("updateVal", newValue)
     else
       printToAll(info .. ": No. " .. i .. " could not be found.", "Yellow")
     end
@@ -228,10 +230,10 @@ end
 
 -- reset doom on agenda
 function resetDoomCounter()
-  local doomcounter = getObjectFromGUID("85c4c6")
+  local doomCounter = getObjectFromGUID("85c4c6")
 
-  if doomcounter ~= nil then
-    doomcounter.call("updateVal")
+  if doomCounter ~= nil then
+    doomCounter.call("updateVal")
   else
     printToAll("Doom counter could not be found.", "Yellow")
   end
@@ -240,7 +242,9 @@ end
 -- gets the GUID of a custom data helper (if present) and adds it to the ignore list
 function ignoreCustomDataHelper()
   local customDataHelper = playAreaApi.getCustomDataHelper()
-  if customDataHelper then table.insert(IGNORE_GUIDS, customDataHelper.getGUID()) end
+  if customDataHelper then
+    table.insert(IGNORE_GUIDS, customDataHelper.getGUID())
+  end
 end
 
 -- read values for trauma from campaign log if enabled
@@ -271,25 +275,26 @@ end
 function loadTrauma()
   -- check if "returnTrauma" function exists to avoid calling nil
   local trauma = campaignLog.getVar("returnTrauma")
+
   if trauma ~= nil then
     printToAll("Trauma values found in campaign log!", "Green")
     RESET_VALUES = campaignLog.call("returnTrauma")
-    updateCounters(DAMAGE_HORROR_GUIDS, RESET_VALUES, "Damage / Horror")
-    loadingFailedBefore       = false
+    loadingFailedBefore = false
   elseif loadingFailedBefore then
     printToAll("Trauma values could not be found in campaign log!", "Yellow")
     printToAll("Default values for health and sanity loaded.", "Yellow")
-    loadingFailedBefore       = false
+    loadingFailedBefore = false
   else
     -- set campaign log to first state
     local stateId = campaignLog.getStateId()
+
     if stateId ~= 1 then
       campaignLog = campaignLog.setState(1)
     end
     loadingFailedBefore = true
+
     -- small delay to account for potential state change
-    local spawnDelay = 0.1
-    Wait.time(loadTrauma, spawnDelay)
+    Wait.time(loadTrauma, 0.1)
   end
 end