diff --git a/scan_engine_connect.cc b/scan_engine_connect.cc
index 50d8c23e1..014824715 100644
--- a/scan_engine_connect.cc
+++ b/scan_engine_connect.cc
@@ -507,10 +507,9 @@ bool do_one_select_round(UltraScanInfo *USI, struct timeval *stime) {
       usleep(timeleft * 1000);
       selectres = 0;
     }
+    gettimeofday(&USI->now, NULL);
   } while (selectres == -1 && err == EINTR);
 
-  gettimeofday(&USI->now, NULL);
-
   if (selectres == -1)
     pfatal("select failed in %s()", __func__);