diff --git a/headphones/request.py b/headphones/request.py
index 3788180c..93411dcc 100644
--- a/headphones/request.py
+++ b/headphones/request.py
@@ -53,31 +53,33 @@ def request_response(url, method="get", auto_raise=True,
     # requests to apply more magic per method. See lib/requests/api.py.
     request_method = getattr(requests, method.lower())
 
-    # Enfore request rate limit if applicable. This uses the lock so there is
-    # synchronized access to the API.
-    if rate_limit:
-        lock, request_limit = rate_limit
-
-        with lock:
-            delta = time.time() - last_requests[lock]
-
-            if delta < request_limit:
-                logger.debug("Sleeping %.2f seconds for request, limit is %d " \
-                    "req/sec.", request_limit - delta,
-                    int(1.0 / request_limit))
-
-                # Sleep the remaining time
-                time.sleep(request_limit - delta)
-
     try:
-        # Request the URL
+        # Enfore request rate limit if applicable. This uses the lock so there
+        # is synchronized access to the API. If no limit is enforced, just do
+        # it as usual.
         logger.debug("Requesting URL via %s method: %s", method.upper(), url)
-        response = request_method(url, **kwargs)
 
-        # Update rate limit last access time here, because a request will also
-        # take time.
         if rate_limit:
-            last_requests[lock] = time.time()
+            lock, request_limit = rate_limit
+
+            with lock:
+                delta = time.time() - last_requests[lock]
+                limit = int(1.0 / request_limit)
+
+                if delta < request_limit:
+                    logger.debug("Sleeping %.2f seconds for request, limit " \
+                        "is %d req/sec.", request_limit - delta, limit)
+
+                    # Sleep the remaining time
+                    time.sleep(request_limit - delta)
+
+                # Update last request time and start with request. Basically, if
+                # the request takes N seconds, next request will sleep N seconds
+                # less.
+                last_requests[lock] = time.time()
+                response = request_method(url, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            response = request_method(url, **kwargs)
 
         # If status code != OK, then raise exception, except if the status code
         # is white listed.