diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/BenchmarkExecutorImpl.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/BenchmarkExecutorImpl.kt
index c49a40a531df50eb58f21d68cf2d8be13b284374..790e796e0792acb2542a69db7c1f626aa7c0ee67 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/BenchmarkExecutorImpl.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/BenchmarkExecutorImpl.kt
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ class BenchmarkExecutorImpl(
             this.loadGenerationDelay,
             this.afterTeardownDelay
         )
-        val from = Instant.now()
+        val from: Instant
 
         try {
             benchmarkDeployment.setup()
+            from = Instant.now()
+
             this.waitAndLog()
             if (mode == ExecutionModes.OPERATOR.value) {
                 eventCreator.createEvent(