diff --git a/Network/IRC/Conduit.hs b/Network/IRC/Conduit.hs
--- a/Network/IRC/Conduit.hs
+++ b/Network/IRC/Conduit.hs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
         let next = addUTCTime delay lastT
 
-        when (next < now) $
+        when (now < next) $
           threadDelay . ceiling $ 1000000 * diffUTCTime next now
 
       -- Update the time
diff --git a/irc-conduit.cabal b/irc-conduit.cabal
--- a/irc-conduit.cabal
+++ b/irc-conduit.cabal
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 -- PVP summary:      +-+------- breaking API changes
 --                   | | +----- non-breaking API additions
 --                   | | | +--- code changes with no API change
-version:             0.1.1.1
+version:             0.1.1.2
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 synopsis:            Streaming IRC message library using conduits.