diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java
index 951da72..1f8535b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/policy/CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy.java
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ public class CircuitBreakerRetryPolicy implements RetryPolicy {
 					if ((Boolean) getAttribute(CIRCUIT_OPEN) == false) {
 						logger.trace("Opening circuit");
 						setAttribute(CIRCUIT_OPEN, true);
+						this.start = System.currentTimeMillis();
 					}
-					this.start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
 					return true;
 				}
 			}