diff --git a/scenario/run.go b/scenario/run.go
index adc05b2..a2386d4 100644
--- a/scenario/run.go
+++ b/scenario/run.go
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ func (s *Scenario) Run(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) error {
 				specCtx = gdtcontext.PopTrace(specCtx)
 			}
 
-			wait := sb.Wait
-			if wait != nil && wait.Before != "" {
-				debug.Println(specCtx, "wait: %s before", wait.Before)
-				time.Sleep(wait.BeforeDuration())
-			}
 			plugin := s.evalPlugins[idx]
 
 			rt := getRetry(specCtx, scDefaults, plugin, spec)
@@ -103,6 +98,12 @@ func (s *Scenario) Run(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) error {
 			var res *api.Result
 			ch := make(chan runSpecRes, 1)
 
+			wait := sb.Wait
+			if wait != nil && wait.Before != "" {
+				debug.Println(specCtx, "wait: %s before", wait.Before)
+				time.Sleep(wait.BeforeDuration())
+			}
+
 			go s.runSpec(specCtx, ch, rt, idx, spec)
 
 			select {