diff --git a/src/ngircd/irc-info.c b/src/ngircd/irc-info.c
index 6013fa0c..ea0ed4e5 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/irc-info.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/irc-info.c
@@ -718,11 +718,11 @@ IRC_SERVLIST(CLIENT *Client, REQUEST *Req)
 {
 	CLIENT *c;
 
-	IRC_SetPenalty(Client, 1);
-
 	assert(Client != NULL);
 	assert(Req != NULL);
 
+	IRC_SetPenalty(Client, 1);
+
 	_IRC_ARGC_LE_OR_RETURN_(Client, Req, 2)
 
 	if (Req->argc < 2 || strcmp(Req->argv[1], "0") == 0) {