diff --git a/src/colonel.go b/src/colonel.go
index a7a02e5..a38029e 100644
--- a/src/colonel.go
+++ b/src/colonel.go
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ func main() {
         // convert read bytes into string and print
         fmt.Println( "<<", string( buf[:n] ) )
 
+        if *verbose {
+            fmt.Println( "\nrtt: ", t.Sub( start ) )    // print time
+        }
+
         // response is "kill" if user sends a kill message
         if string( buf[:n] ) == "kill" {
             os.Exit( 1 )
         }
-
-        if *verbose {
-            fmt.Println( "\nrtt: ", t.Sub( start ) )    // print time
-        }
     }
 
     os.Exit( 0 )        // exeunt