diff --git a/broadlink/__init__.py b/broadlink/__init__.py
index 495e07c99..f875f5ba9 100644
--- a/broadlink/__init__.py
+++ b/broadlink/__init__.py
@@ -274,9 +274,8 @@ class device:
           response = self.cs.recvfrom(1024)
           break
         except socket.timeout:
-          if (time.time() - starttime) < self.timeout:
-            pass
-          raise
+          if (time.time() - starttime) > self.timeout:
+            raise
     return bytearray(response[0])