diff --git a/dnstraceroute.py b/dnstraceroute.py
index b860c74..042e303 100755
--- a/dnstraceroute.py
+++ b/dnstraceroute.py
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ def main():
         try:  # send DNS request
             stime = time.time()
             resolver.query(hostname, dnsrecord, ipttl=ttl)
-            etime = time.time()
         except dns.resolver.NoNameservers as e:
             if not quiet:
                 print("no or bad response:", e)
@@ -296,6 +295,7 @@ def main():
         finally:
             icmp_socket.close()
 
+        etime = time.time()
         elapsed = abs(etime - stime) * 1000  # convert to milliseconds
 
         if reached: