diff --git a/lib/tfw/decorators/rate_limiter.py b/lib/tfw/decorators/rate_limiter.py
index 134dd3e..0f7f20b 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/decorators/rate_limiter.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/decorators/rate_limiter.py
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ class RateLimiter:
     def _limit_rate(self):
         seconds_since_last_call = time() - self.last_call
         seconds_to_next_call = self.min_interval - seconds_since_last_call
-        self.last_call = time()
 
         if seconds_to_next_call > 0:
             return seconds_to_next_call
+        self.last_call = time()
         return 0