diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index a04dcb8..7d1e346 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -1347,15 +1347,15 @@ submit_request(CMD_Request *request, CMD_Reply *reply)
   new_attempt = 1;
 
   do {
+    if (gettimeofday(&tv, NULL))
+      return 0;
+
     if (new_attempt) {
       new_attempt = 0;
 
       if (n_attempts > max_retries)
         return 0;
 
-      if (gettimeofday(&tv, NULL))
-        return 0;
-
       UTI_TimevalToTimespec(&tv, &ts_start);
 
       UTI_GetRandomBytes(&request->sequence, sizeof (request->sequence));
@@ -1383,9 +1383,6 @@ submit_request(CMD_Request *request, CMD_Reply *reply)
       DEBUG_LOG("Sent %d bytes", command_length);
     }
 
-    if (gettimeofday(&tv, NULL))
-      return 0;
-
     UTI_TimevalToTimespec(&tv, &ts_now);
 
     /* Check if the clock wasn't stepped back */