diff --git a/grimshot b/grimshot
index 4ba6b3e..1fcdafb 100755
--- a/grimshot
+++ b/grimshot
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ takeScreenshot() {
   fi
 }
 
+if [ "$WAIT" != "no" ]; then
+  sleep "$WAIT"
+fi
+
 if [ "$ACTION" = "check" ] ; then
   echo "Checking if required tools are installed. If something is missing, install it to your system and make it available in PATH..."
   check grim
@@ -172,10 +176,6 @@ else
   die "Unknown subject to take a screen shot from" "$SUBJECT"
 fi
 
-if [ "$WAIT" != "no" ]; then
-  sleep "$WAIT"
-fi
-
 if [ "$ACTION" = "copy" ] ; then
   takeScreenshot - "$GEOM" "$OUTPUT" | wl-copy --type image/png || die "Clipboard error"
   notifyOk "$WHAT copied to buffer"