diff --git a/src/cogs/auto_responder.py b/src/cogs/auto_responder.py
index 9f1281d..40445b7 100644
--- a/src/cogs/auto_responder.py
+++ b/src/cogs/auto_responder.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ class AutoResponder(commands.Cog):
                             stdout,
                             stderr,
                         )
+                    self._cooldown_transcode()
                     return discord.File(tmp_path), tmp_path
     
     async def transcode_hevc_to_h264(
@@ -268,7 +269,6 @@ class AutoResponder(commands.Cog):
                             _r = await self._transcode_hevc_to_h264(link, update=message)
                             if not _r:
                                 continue
-                            self._cooldown_transcode()
                             file, _p = _r
                             if file:
                                 if _p.stat().st_size <= 24.5 * 1024 * 1024: