diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index c33e9f6..1a3f1eb 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ class IRCBot():
                     if self.counter(channel) > messages_within_timeout and now - channel_time > timeout:
                         # self.send("#tildetown", f"i hear activity in {channel}...")
                         self.send("#bots", f"i hear activity in {channel}...")
-
+                        self.config["counts"][channel] = 0
                     self.set_time(channel, now)
-                    self.config["counts"][channel] = 0
+                    
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     bot = IRCBot()