diff --git a/bot.php b/bot.php
index 1b31363..01c5151 100644
--- a/bot.php
+++ b/bot.php
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ foreach ($articles as $article) {
           'parse_mode' => 'Markdown'
         ]);
         unset($tdescription);
+        if (!$config['DRY_RUN']) {
+          file_put_contents('.lastrun', time());
+        }
       } catch (Longman\TelegramBot\Exception\TelegramException $e) {
         echo $e;
       }
@@ -120,12 +123,12 @@ foreach ($articles as $article) {
         $mdescription .= $attachment->url;
       }*/
       $mastodon->status_post($mdescription);
+      if (!$config['DRY_RUN']) {
+        file_put_contents('.lastrun', time());
+      }
     }
   } else {
     echo $description."\n";
     echo $link;
   }
 }
-if (!$config['DRY_RUN']) {
-  file_put_contents('.lastrun', time());
-}