diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
index bd8db32e71..e6a4765e33 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
         public void SendMessageToGroup(
             GridInstantMessage im, UUID groupID, UUID sendingAgentForGroupCalls, Func<GroupMembersData, bool> sendCondition)
         {
+            int requestStartTick = Environment.TickCount;
+
             UUID fromAgentID = new UUID(im.fromAgentID);
 
             // Unlike current XmlRpcGroups, Groups V2 can accept UUID.Zero when a perms check for the requesting agent
@@ -315,8 +317,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
 //                        "[Groups.Messaging]: SendMessageToGroup called for group {0} with {1} visible members, {2} online",
 //                        groupID, groupMembersCount, groupMembers.Count());
 
-            int requestStartTick = Environment.TickCount;
-
             im.imSessionID = groupID.Guid;
             im.fromGroup = true;
             IClientAPI thisClient = GetActiveClient(fromAgentID);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
index 09bbec2dba..e1b6abb3ae 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsMessagingModule.cs
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.XmlRpcGroups
         public void SendMessageToGroup(
             GridInstantMessage im, UUID groupID, UUID sendingAgentForGroupCalls, Func<GroupMembersData, bool> sendCondition)
         {
+            int requestStartTick = Environment.TickCount;
+
             List<GroupMembersData> groupMembers = m_groupData.GetGroupMembers(sendingAgentForGroupCalls, groupID);
             int groupMembersCount = groupMembers.Count;
             HashSet<string> attemptDeliveryUuidSet = null;
@@ -313,9 +315,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.XmlRpcGroups
                     m_log.DebugFormat(
                         "[GROUPS-MESSAGING]: SendMessageToGroup called for group {0} with {1} visible members",
                         groupID, groupMembers.Count);
-            }
-
-            int requestStartTick = Environment.TickCount;
+            }           
 
             foreach (GroupMembersData member in groupMembers)
             {