diff --git a/sound.pl b/sound.pl
index e5928b2..9948fe8 100755
--- a/sound.pl
+++ b/sound.pl
@@ -236,18 +236,18 @@ my $window = Irssi::active_server();
   if ($server && ! Irssi::settings_get_bool("sounds")) {
     return;
   } else {
-        if (!($server &&
-                  $dest->{level} & (MSGLEVEL_HILIGHT) &&
-                  $server->ischannel($dest->{target}) &&
-$window->{refnum} != $dest->{window}->{refnum})) {
-                return;
-        }
       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} != $dest->{window}->{refnum})) {
+                return;
+        }
               system($hilightcmd);
         $flood_protect = 0;
       }