diff --git a/rust/connlib/snownet/src/allocation.rs b/rust/connlib/snownet/src/allocation.rs
index 9c61c2d32..b4c1b64ce 100644
--- a/rust/connlib/snownet/src/allocation.rs
+++ b/rust/connlib/snownet/src/allocation.rs
@@ -682,11 +682,11 @@ impl Allocation {
                 .remove(&timed_out_request)
                 .expect("ID is from list");
 
-            backoff.handle_timeout(now); // Must update timeout here to avoid an endless loop.
-
             let backoff_duration = backoff.interval();
             let method = request.method();
 
+            backoff.handle_timeout(now); // Must update timeout here to avoid an endless loop.
+
             tracing::debug!(id = ?request.transaction_id(), %method, %dst, "Request timed out after {backoff_duration:?}, re-sending");
 
             let needs_auth = method != BINDING;