diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 90f284a..ee822e1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ func runDeploy() error {
 	defer func() {
 		closeSSHControlMaster(ctx.serverIP)
 	}()
-	start := time.Now()
+	var start time.Time
 
 	binaryPath := filepath.Join(ctx.serviceDir, "pocketbase")
 	exists, err := remoteBinaryExists(ctx.serverIP, binaryPath)
@@ -1094,9 +1094,12 @@ func runDeploy() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		start = time.Now()
 		if err := performSetup(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	} else {
+		start = time.Now()
 	}
 
 	dirs := []string{"pb_public", "pb_migrations", "pb_hooks"}