diff --git a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
index 64551824..e9bcade2 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
@@ -929,8 +929,6 @@ sub phase2 {
     $self->log('info', "start remote tunnel");
     $self->start_remote_tunnel($raddr, $rport, $ruri, $unix_socket_info);
 
-    my $start = time();
-
     if ($self->{storage_migration}) {
 	$self->{storage_migration_jobs} = {};
 	$self->log('info', "starting storage migration");
@@ -1025,6 +1023,8 @@ sub phase2 {
 
     }
 
+    my $start = time();
+
     $self->log('info', "start migrate command to $ruri");
     eval {
 	mon_cmd($vmid, "migrate", uri => $ruri);