diff --git a/lib/timeline/Range.js b/lib/timeline/Range.js
index e2ef0bbb..8b269d2e 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Range.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Range.js
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ Range.prototype._applyRange = function(start, end) {
       zoomMin = 0;
     }
     if ((newEnd - newStart) < zoomMin) {
-      if ((this.end - this.start) === zoomMin && newStart > this.start && newEnd < this.end) {
+      // compensate for a scale of 0.5 ms
+      var compensation = 0.5;
+      if ((this.end - this.start) === zoomMin && newStart >= this.start - compensation && newEnd <= this.end) {
         // ignore this action, we are already zoomed to the minimum
         newStart = this.start;
         newEnd = this.end;