diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js
index 463b29c941..7cacab00cc 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js
@@ -78,10 +78,8 @@ Zotero.Translate.ItemSaver.prototype = {
 			Zotero.debug("Translate: Beginning transaction");
 			Zotero.DB.beginTransaction();
 			
-			this._timer = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/timer;1"].
-				createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITimer);
-			this._timer.initWithCallback(this, 0, Components.interfaces.nsITimer.TYPE_ONE_SHOT);
-			
+			var me = this;
+			Zotero.setTimeout(function() { me._closeTransaction() }, 0);
 			Zotero.showZoteroPaneProgressMeter(Zotero.getString("ingester.scraping"), false);
 		}
 		
@@ -514,15 +512,9 @@ Zotero.Translate.ItemSaver.prototype = {
 	},
 	
 	/**
-	 * Implements nsITimer.notify, closing the transaction when the current code block finishes
-	 * executing.
+	 * Closes the transaction when the current code block finishes executing.
 	 */
-	"notify":function() {
-		if(Zotero.waiting) {
-			this._timer.initWithCallback(this, 0, Components.interfaces.nsITimer.TYPE_ONE_SHOT);
-			return;
-		}
-		
+	"_closeTransaction":function() {
 		Zotero.debug("Translate: Closing transaction");
 		Zotero.hideZoteroPaneOverlay();
 		Zotero.DB.commitTransaction();
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
index cc673908d3..20b18d1e00 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
@@ -1523,17 +1523,19 @@ if(appInfo.platformVersion[0] >= 2) {
 	};
 	
 	/**
-	 * Emulates the behavior of window.setTimeout, but ensures that timeouts do not get called
+	 * Emulates the behavior of window.setTimeout, but ensures that callbacks do not get called
 	 * during Zotero.wait()
 	 *
-	 * @param {Function} func The function to be called
-	 * @param {Integer} ms The number of milliseconds to wait before calling func
+	 * @param {Function} func			The function to be called
+	 * @param {Integer} ms				The number of milliseconds to wait before calling func
+	 * @param {Boolean} runWhenWaiting	True if the callback should be run even if Zotero.wait()
+	 *                                  is executing
 	 */
-	this.setTimeout = function(func, ms) {
+	this.setTimeout = function(func, ms, runWhenWaiting) {
 		var timer = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/timer;1"].
 			createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITimer);
 		var timerCallback = {"notify":function() {
-			if(_waiting) {
+			if(_waiting && !runWhenWaiting) {
 				// if our callback gets called during Zotero.wait(), queue it to be set again
 				// when Zotero.wait() completes
 				_waitTimers.push(timer);
diff --git a/components/zotero-command-line-handler.js b/components/zotero-command-line-handler.js
index 5939210f3b..e78c125905 100644
--- a/components/zotero-command-line-handler.js
+++ b/components/zotero-command-line-handler.js
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ ZoteroCommandLineHandler.prototype = {
 			
 			// Not quite sure why this is necessary to get the appropriate scoping
 			var Zotero = this.Zotero;
-			var timer = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/timer;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITimer);
-			timer.initWithCallback({notify:function() { Zotero.Integration.execCommand(agent, command, docId) }}, 0,
-				Components.interfaces.nsITimer.TYPE_ONE_SHOT);
+			Zotero.setTimeout(function() { Zotero.Integration.execCommand(agent, command, docId) }, 0);
 		}
 		
 		// handler for Windows IPC commands