diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Gearbox.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Gearbox.cs
index 185c02af606eae16d8263e19b56c7a7cc7e7a9ce..d3b575effe338fed76a32b1ca040e6f010b80d9d 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Gearbox.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Gearbox.cs
@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl
 				};
 			}
 
+			var remainingTime = _engageTime - (absTime + dt);
+			var withinTractionInterruption = absTime.IsSmaller(_engageTime) && (absTime + dt).IsSmaller(_engageTime);
+			if (withinTractionInterruption && remainingTime.IsSmaller(Constants.SimulationSettings.LowerBoundTimeInterval) && remainingTime.IsSmaller(ModelData.TractionInterruption * 0.1)) {
+				// interval has already been prolonged, but has been overruled. if remaining time is less than 10%, reduce traction interruption time 
+				_engageTime = absTime + dt;
+			}
+
 			if ((inTorque * avgInAngularVelocity).IsGreater(0.SI<Watt>(), Constants.SimulationSettings.LineSearchTolerance)) {
 				return new ResponseOverload {
 					Source = this,