diff --git a/apps/pace/app.js b/apps/pace/app.js
index 49322e2e4..3a4eac043 100644
--- a/apps/pace/app.js
+++ b/apps/pace/app.js
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ var _a;
     var S_1 = require("Storage");
     var drawTimeout_1;
     var menuShown_1 = false;
-    var latestGps_1;
     var splits_1 = ((_a = S_1.readJSON("pace.json", 1)) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.splits) || [];
     var splitOffset_1 = 0, splitOffsetPx_1 = 0;
     var GPS_TIMEOUT_MS_1 = 30000;
     var drawGpsLvl = function (l) {
         var _a;
-        var gps = latestGps_1;
+        var gps = l.gps;
         var nsats = (_a = gps === null || gps === void 0 ? void 0 : gps.satellites) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : 0;
         if (!gps || !gps.fix)
             g.setColor("#FF0000");
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ var _a;
                 filly: 1,
                 width: 10,
                 bgCol: g.theme.bg,
-                redraw: -1,
             },
             {
                 type: "v",
@@ -240,11 +238,9 @@ var _a;
     Bangle.drawWidgets();
     Bangle.setGPSPower(1, "pace");
     Bangle.on("GPS", function (gps) {
-        var newSats = gps === null || gps === void 0 ? void 0 : gps.satellites;
         var l = layout_1["gpslvl"];
-        if (l && newSats !== (latestGps_1 === null || latestGps_1 === void 0 ? void 0 : latestGps_1.satellites))
-            l.redraw = newSats;
-        latestGps_1 = gps;
+        if (l)
+            l.gps = gps;
     });
     g.clearRect(Bangle.appRect);
     draw_1();
diff --git a/apps/pace/app.ts b/apps/pace/app.ts
index 0931c3812..71225aa78 100644
--- a/apps/pace/app.ts
+++ b/apps/pace/app.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const S = require("Storage");
 
 let drawTimeout: TimeoutId | undefined;
 let menuShown = false;
-let latestGps: GPSFix | undefined;
 
 type Dist = number & { brand: 'dist' };
 type Time = number & { brand: 'time' };
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ type Split = {
   time: Time,
 };
 
+type LayoutWithGPS = Layout.RenderedHierarchy & { gps?: GPSFix };
+
 type PaceState = { splits: Split[] };
 
 const splits: PaceState["splits"] =
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ let splitOffset = 0, splitOffsetPx = 0;
 const GPS_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
 
 const drawGpsLvl = (l: Layout.RenderedHierarchy) => {
-  const gps = latestGps;
+  const gps = (l as LayoutWithGPS).gps;
   const nsats = gps?.satellites ?? 0;
 
   if (!gps || !gps.fix)
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ const layout = new Layout({
       filly: 1,
       width: 10,
       bgCol: g.theme.bg, // automatically clears before render()
-      redraw: -1, // see below gps updating
     } as unknown as {
       // hack to avoid a more complex id-mapping Layout inference
       type: "custom",
@@ -309,11 +309,8 @@ Bangle.loadWidgets();
 Bangle.drawWidgets();
 Bangle.setGPSPower(1, "pace");
 Bangle.on("GPS", gps => {
-  const newSats = gps?.satellites;
-  const l = layout["gpslvl"] as unknown as Layout.RenderedHierarchy | undefined;
-  if(l && newSats !== latestGps?.satellites)
-    (l as any).redraw = newSats; // force a redraw
-  latestGps = gps;
+  const l = layout["gpslvl"] as unknown as LayoutWithGPS | undefined;
+  if(l) l.gps = gps; // force a redraw
 });
 
 g.clearRect(Bangle.appRect);