diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c
index 660cd11b..e03d5a36 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: client.c,v 1.59 2005/04/18 11:06:35 henning Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: client.c,v 1.60 2005/04/19 11:08:41 henning Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -268,14 +268,14 @@ client_dispatch(struct ntp_peer *p, u_int8_t settime)
 		p->trustlevel++;
 	}
 
-	client_update(p);
-	if (settime)
-		priv_settime(p->reply[p->shift].offset);
-
 	log_debug("reply from %s: offset %f delay %f, "
 	    "next query %ds", log_sockaddr((struct sockaddr *)&p->addr->ss),
 	    p->reply[p->shift].offset, p->reply[p->shift].delay, interval);
 
+	client_update(p);
+	if (settime)
+		priv_settime(p->reply[p->shift].offset);
+
 	if (++p->shift >= OFFSET_ARRAY_SIZE)
 		p->shift = 0;