diff --git a/web/src/features/skillcheck/indicator.tsx b/web/src/features/skillcheck/indicator.tsx
index f961faafa..86381f012 100644
--- a/web/src/features/skillcheck/indicator.tsx
+++ b/web/src/features/skillcheck/indicator.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import type { SkillCheckProps } from '../../typings';
-import { useInterval } from '@mantine/hooks';
 
 interface Props {
   angle: number;
@@ -11,15 +10,58 @@ interface Props {
   handleComplete: (success: boolean) => void;
 }
 
-const Indicator: React.FC<Props> = ({ angle, offset, multiplier, handleComplete, skillCheck, className }) => {
+const BASE_DURATION_MS = 2000;
+
+const Indicator: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  angle,
+  offset,
+  multiplier,
+  handleComplete,
+  skillCheck,
+  className,
+}) => {
   const [indicatorAngle, setIndicatorAngle] = useState(-90);
   const [keyPressed, setKeyPressed] = useState<false | string>(false);
-  const interval = useInterval(
-    () =>
-      setIndicatorAngle((prevState) => {
-        return (prevState += multiplier);
-      }),
-    1
+
+  const rafIdRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const startTimeRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const completedRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const stopAnimation = () => {
+    if (rafIdRef.current !== null) {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(rafIdRef.current);
+      rafIdRef.current = null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const animate = useCallback(
+    (time: number) => {
+      if (completedRef.current) return;
+
+      if (startTimeRef.current === null) {
+        startTimeRef.current = time;
+      }
+
+      const elapsed = time - startTimeRef.current;
+
+      const speed = Math.max(multiplier || 0, 0.0001);
+      const duration = BASE_DURATION_MS / speed;
+
+      const progress = Math.min(elapsed / duration, 1);
+      const newAngle = -90 + progress * 360;
+
+      setIndicatorAngle(newAngle);
+
+      if (newAngle + 90 >= 360) {
+        completedRef.current = true;
+        stopAnimation();
+        handleComplete(false);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      rafIdRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+    },
+    [multiplier, handleComplete]
   );
   const keyHandler = useCallback(
     (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -42,32 +84,43 @@ const Indicator: React.FC<Props> = ({ angle, offset, multiplier, handleComplete,
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setIndicatorAngle(-90);
+    startTimeRef.current = null;
+    completedRef.current = false;
+
     window.addEventListener('keydown', keyHandler);
-    interval.start();
-  }, [skillCheck]);
+    rafIdRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (indicatorAngle + 90 >= 360) {
-      interval.stop();
-      handleComplete(false);
-    }
-  }, [indicatorAngle]);
+    return () => {
+      stopAnimation();
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', keyHandler);
+      startTimeRef.current = null;
+      completedRef.current = true;
+    };
+  }, [skillCheck, keyHandler, animate]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!keyPressed) return;
+    if (!keyPressed || completedRef.current) return;
 
     if (skillCheck.keys && !skillCheck.keys?.includes(keyPressed)) return;
 
-    interval.stop();
-
+    stopAnimation();
     window.removeEventListener('keydown', keyHandler);
+    completedRef.current = true;
 
     if (keyPressed !== skillCheck.key || indicatorAngle < angle || indicatorAngle > angle + offset)
       handleComplete(false);
     else handleComplete(true);
 
     setKeyPressed(false);
-  }, [keyPressed]);
+  }, [
+    keyPressed,
+    angle,
+    offset,
+    indicatorAngle,
+    skillCheck,
+    keyHandler,
+    handleComplete,
+  ]);
 
   return <circle transform={`rotate(${indicatorAngle}, 250, 250)`} className={className} />;
 };