diff --git a/js/gdm/loginDialog.js b/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
index dc5eaa235..017947689 100644
--- a/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
+++ b/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ var LoginDialog = new Lang.Class({
         this._timedLoginIdleTimeOutId = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, _TIMED_LOGIN_IDLE_THRESHOLD,
             () => {
                 this._timedLoginAnimationTime -= _TIMED_LOGIN_IDLE_THRESHOLD;
+                this._timedLoginIdleTimeOutId = 0;
                 hold.release();
                 return GLib.SOURCE_REMOVE;
             });
@@ -1024,6 +1025,12 @@ var LoginDialog = new Lang.Class({
             this._timedLoginBatch = null;
         }
 
+        // Reset previous idle-timeout
+        if (this._timedLoginIdleTimeOutId) {
+            GLib.source_remove(this._timedLoginIdleTimeOutId);
+            this._timedLoginIdleTimeOutId = 0;
+        }
+
         this._timedLoginItem = null;
         this._timedLoginDelay = delay;
         this._timedLoginAnimationTime = delay;