diff --git a/collab-vm-server-1.3/User.cs b/collab-vm-server-1.3/User.cs
index ee243ce..a68baef 100644
--- a/collab-vm-server-1.3/User.cs
+++ b/collab-vm-server-1.3/User.cs
@@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ public class User
     {
         if (!timeOut)
         {
-            await SendAsync("3.nop;");
             timeOut = true;
             timeoutTimer.Stop();
             timeoutTimer.Interval = 3000;
             timeoutTimer.Start();
+            await SendAsync("3.nop;");
         }
         else
         {