diff --git a/sound.pl b/sound.pl
index 9948fe8..9db4a75 100755
--- a/sound.pl
+++ b/sound.pl
@@ -237,17 +237,17 @@ my $window = Irssi::active_server();
     return;
   } else {
       if (my $hilightcmd = Irssi::settings_get_str("hilight_sound_command")) {
-          if ($flood_protect) {
-              my $sound_flood = Irssi::settings_get_int('sound_flood');
-              $sound_flood = 1000 if $sound_flood < 0;
-              Irssi::timeout_remove($sound_tag);
-              $sound_tag = Irssi::timeout_add($sound_flood, 'sound_overflow_timeout', undef);
         if (!($server &&
                   $dest->{level} & (MSGLEVEL_HILIGHT) &&
                   $server->ischannel($dest->{target}) &&
 $window->{refnum} != $dest->{window}->{refnum})) {
                 return;
         }
+          if ($flood_protect) {
+              my $sound_flood = Irssi::settings_get_int('sound_flood');
+              $sound_flood = 1000 if $sound_flood < 0;
+              Irssi::timeout_remove($sound_tag);
+              $sound_tag = Irssi::timeout_add($sound_flood, 'sound_overflow_timeout', undef);
               system($hilightcmd);
         $flood_protect = 0;
       }