diff --git a/tetris/modes/marathon_2020.lua b/tetris/modes/marathon_2020.lua
index 7994ecf..0bfab3b 100644
--- a/tetris/modes/marathon_2020.lua
+++ b/tetris/modes/marathon_2020.lua
@@ -352,18 +352,9 @@ function Marathon2020Game:updateSectionTimes(old_level, new_level)
 		table.insert(self.section_times, section_time)
 		self.section_start_time = self.frames
 
-		if (
-			self.section_status[section - 1] == "cool" and
-			self.secondary_section_times[section] <= self.secondary_section_times[section - 1] + 120 and
-			self.secondary_section_times[section] < cool_cutoffs[self.delay_level]
-		) then
+		if self.secondary_section_times[section] < cool_cutoffs[self.delay_level] and
+		  (section == 1 or self.secondary_section_times[section] <= self.secondary_section_times[section - 1] + 120) then
 			sectionCool(section)
-		elseif self.section_status[section - 1] == "cool" then
-			table.insert(self.section_status, "none")
-		elseif self.secondary_section_times[section] < cool_cutoffs[self.delay_level] then
-			sectionCool(section)
-		else
-			table.insert(self.section_status, "none")
 		end
 
 		if section > 5 then