diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py b/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
index 91206ec..2031c5d 100644
--- a/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 __version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Display_Text.git"
 
-import time
+import adafruit_ticks
 from adafruit_display_text import bitmap_label
 
 try:
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ def update(self, force: bool = False) -> None:
          Default is False.
         :return: None
         """
-        _now = time.monotonic()
-        if force or self._last_animate_time + self.animate_time <= _now:
+        _now = adafruit_ticks.ticks_ms()
+        if force or adafruit_ticks.ticks_less(
+            self._last_animate_time + int(self.animate_time * 1000), _now
+        ):
             if len(self.full_text) <= self.max_characters:
                 super()._set_text(self.full_text, self.scale)
                 self._last_animate_time = _now
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a355fd3..de06824 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@
 # Uncomment the below if you use native CircuitPython modules such as
 # digitalio, micropython and busio. List the modules you use. Without it, the
 # autodoc module docs will fail to generate with a warning.
-autodoc_mock_imports = ["displayio", "adafruit_bitmap_font", "fontio", "bitmaptools"]
+autodoc_mock_imports = [
+    "displayio",
+    "adafruit_bitmap_font",
+    "fontio",
+    "bitmaptools",
+]
 
 
 intersphinx_mapping = {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cb4ca17..cdc14cf 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 Adafruit-Blinka-displayio>=0.10.2
 Adafruit-Blinka
 adafruit-circuitpython-bitmap-font
+adafruit-circuitpython-ticks