diff --git a/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp
index 21a5e5e23d..0efb035242 100644
--- a/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const SlxiSubChunkInfo _sl_xv_sub_chunk_infos[] = {
 	{ XSLFI_VEHICLE_REPAIR_COST,    XSCF_NULL,                2,   2, "vehicle_repair_cost",       NULL, NULL, NULL        },
 	{ XSLFI_ENH_VIEWPORT_PLANS,     XSCF_IGNORABLE_ALL,       1,   1, "enh_viewport_plans",        NULL, NULL, "PLAN,PLLN" },
 	{ XSLFI_INFRA_SHARING,          XSCF_NULL,                1,   1, "infra_sharing",             NULL, NULL, NULL        },
-	{ XSLFI_VARIABLE_DAY_LENGTH,    XSCF_NULL,                1,   1, "variable_day_length",       NULL, NULL, NULL        },
+	{ XSLFI_VARIABLE_DAY_LENGTH,    XSCF_NULL,                2,   2, "variable_day_length",       NULL, NULL, NULL        },
 	{ XSLFI_ORDER_OCCUPANCY,        XSCF_NULL,                2,   2, "order_occupancy",           NULL, NULL, NULL        },
 	{ XSLFI_MORE_COND_ORDERS,       XSCF_NULL,                1,   1, "more_cond_orders",          NULL, NULL, NULL        },
 	{ XSLFI_EXTRA_LARGE_MAP,        XSCF_NULL,                0,   1, "extra_large_map",           NULL, NULL, NULL        },
diff --git a/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp
index a7ed128c1a..db028cb36f 100644
--- a/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp
@@ -627,8 +627,12 @@ const SaveLoad *GetVehicleDescription(VehicleType vt)
 
 		     SLE_VAR(Vehicle, day_counter,           SLE_UINT8),
 		     SLE_VAR(Vehicle, tick_counter,          SLE_UINT8),
-		SLE_CONDVAR_X(Vehicle, running_ticks,        SLE_UINT8,                   88, SL_MAX_VERSION, SlXvFeatureTest(XSLFTO_AND, XSLFI_SPRINGPP, 0, 2)),
-		SLE_CONDVAR_X(Vehicle, running_ticks,        SLE_FILE_U16  | SLE_VAR_U8,  88, SL_MAX_VERSION, SlXvFeatureTest(XSLFTO_AND, XSLFI_SPRINGPP, 2)),
+		SLE_CONDVAR_X(Vehicle, running_ticks,        SLE_FILE_U8  | SLE_VAR_U16,  88, SL_MAX_VERSION, SlXvFeatureTest([](uint16 version, bool version_in_range) -> bool {
+			return version_in_range && !(SlXvIsFeaturePresent(XSLFI_SPRINGPP, 3) || SlXvIsFeaturePresent(XSLFI_VARIABLE_DAY_LENGTH, 2));
+		})),
+		SLE_CONDVAR_X(Vehicle, running_ticks,        SLE_UINT16,                  88, SL_MAX_VERSION, SlXvFeatureTest([](uint16 version, bool version_in_range) -> bool {
+			return version_in_range && (SlXvIsFeaturePresent(XSLFI_SPRINGPP, 2) || SlXvIsFeaturePresent(XSLFI_VARIABLE_DAY_LENGTH, 2));
+		})),
 
 		     SLE_VAR(Vehicle, cur_implicit_order_index,  SLE_UINT8),
 		 SLE_CONDVAR(Vehicle, cur_real_order_index,  SLE_UINT8,                  158, SL_MAX_VERSION),
diff --git a/src/vehicle_base.h b/src/vehicle_base.h
index bb78e496ad..97bc451be0 100644
--- a/src/vehicle_base.h
+++ b/src/vehicle_base.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public:
 
 	byte day_counter;                   ///< Increased by one for each day
 	byte tick_counter;                  ///< Increased by one for each tick
-	byte running_ticks;                 ///< Number of ticks this vehicle was not stopped this day
+	uint16 running_ticks;               ///< Number of ticks this vehicle was not stopped this day
 
 	byte vehstatus;                     ///< Status