diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 13086037d..e5ddd7a83 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -3555,6 +3555,7 @@ void call(client *c, int flags) {
     /* Call the command. */
     dirty = g_pserver->dirty;
     updateCachedTime(0);
+    incrementMvccTstamp();
     start = g_pserver->ustime;
     c->cmd->proc(c);
     serverTL->commandsExecuted++;
@@ -3838,8 +3839,6 @@ int processCommand(client *c, int callFlags) {
         }
     }
 
-    incrementMvccTstamp();
-
     /* Handle the maxmemory directive.
      *
      * Note that we do not want to reclaim memory if we are here re-entering