diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprFireTicks.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprFireTicks.java
index d9aa7e95cc8..a68e248487d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprFireTicks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprFireTicks.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ExprFireTicks extends SimplePropertyExpression<Entity, Timespan> {
 	@Override
 	public boolean init(Expression<?>[] expressions, int matchedPattern, Kleenean isDelayed, ParseResult parseResult) {
 		max = (parseResult.hasTag("max"));
-		return true;
+		return super.init(expressions, matchedPattern, isDelayed, parseResult);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7373-burning-time-in-section.sk b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7373-burning-time-in-section.sk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bd1086ec51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7373-burning-time-in-section.sk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+test "7373 burning time section":
+	spawn a pig at event-location:
+		set burning time of event-entity to 9000 ticks
+		set {_e} to entity
+	delete entity within {_e}