diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 92ca910..6f62944 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 		// Force a 1s sleep
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
+		// If a timeout is set, and that's been exceeded, shut it down
+		if timeout >= 0 && time.Now().Second()-start >= timeout {
+			return errors.New("A timeout occurred")
+		}
+
 		// Execute the function
 		satisfied, err := predicate()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -22,11 +27,6 @@
 		if satisfied {
 			return nil
 		}
-
-		// If a timeout is set, and that's been exceeded, shut it down
-		if timeout > 0 && time.Now().Second()-start >= timeout {
-			return errors.New("A timeout occurred")
-		}
 	}
 }