diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3080b79..b1a74ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = git-20120829
+VERSION = git-20120831
 
 PREFIX    = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index f6d09f5..af00ee1 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ bool check_timeouts(struct timeval *t) {
 	int i = 0, tdiff, tmin = -1;
 	struct timeval now;
 
-	gettimeofday(&now, 0);
 	while (i < ARRLEN(timeouts)) {
 		if (timeouts[i].active) {
+			gettimeofday(&now, 0);
 			tdiff = TV_DIFF(&timeouts[i].when, &now);
 			if (tdiff <= 0) {
 				timeouts[i].active = false;