diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/ExperimentRunnerImpl.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/ExperimentRunnerImpl.kt
index 1a834886ba04cbbcc26d869123e542ab8fde59ce..e1ce46ea24fc97bb7b0421b8e3507c8e989d654a 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/ExperimentRunnerImpl.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/rocks/theodolite/kubernetes/ExperimentRunnerImpl.kt
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ class ExperimentRunnerImpl(
             this.afterTeardownDelay,
             this.waitForResourcesEnabled
         )
-        val from = Instant.now()
+        val from: Instant
 
         try {
             benchmarkDeployment.setup()
+            from = Instant.now()
+
             this.waitAndLog()
             if (mode == ExecutionModes.OPERATOR.value) {
                 eventCreator.createEvent(