diff --git a/src/Application.kt b/src/Application.kt
index edc07e7..3e3497a 100644
--- a/src/Application.kt
+++ b/src/Application.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fun Application.module(testing: Boolean = false) {
     runBlocking {
         val cachedFile = File("/app/wave.wav").readBytes()
         val gson = GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create()
-        val startTime = Instant.now()
+        var startTime : Instant
         var elapsed = Duration.ofSeconds(0)
         val targetTime = Duration.ofSeconds(System.getenv("WAITTIME").toLong())
         var currIter = 1
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ fun Application.module(testing: Boolean = false) {
             val job = GlobalScope.launch {
                 delay(3000L)
                 println("Starting benchmark")
-                while(elapsed > targetTime){
+                startTime = Instant.now()
+                while(elapsed < targetTime){
                     println(currIter)
                     uploader.uploadData(currIter, gson, cachedFile)
                     currIter+=1