diff --git a/src/wrk.c b/src/wrk.c
index 2ddcdf3..8eff169 100644
--- a/src/wrk.c
+++ b/src/wrk.c
@@ -464,8 +464,12 @@ static void socket_writeable(aeEventLoop *loop, int fd, void *data, int mask) {
     connection *c = data;
     thread *thread = c->thread;
 
-    if (!c->written && cfg.dynamic) {
-        script_request(thread->L, &c->request, &c->length);
+    if (!c->written) {
+        if (cfg.dynamic) {
+            script_request(thread->L, &c->request, &c->length);
+        }
+        c->start   = time_us();
+        c->pending = cfg.pipeline;
     }
 
     char  *buf = c->request + c->written;
@@ -478,11 +482,6 @@ static void socket_writeable(aeEventLoop *loop, int fd, void *data, int mask) {
         case RETRY: return;
     }
 
-    if (!c->written) {
-        c->start = time_us();
-        c->pending = cfg.pipeline;
-    }
-
     c->written += n;
     if (c->written == c->length) {
         c->written = 0;
diff --git a/src/wrk.h b/src/wrk.h
index 97a4de6..4ee683f 100644
--- a/src/wrk.h
+++ b/src/wrk.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "script.h"
 #include "http_parser.h"
 
-#define VERSION  "3.1.1"
+#define VERSION  "3.1.2"
 #define RECVBUF  8192
 #define SAMPLES  100000000