diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/commands/clusters/ModelCommand.cpp b/examples/chip-tool/commands/clusters/ModelCommand.cpp
index 58e6a3b7c9f0ec..695cee0f225abb 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/commands/clusters/ModelCommand.cpp
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/commands/clusters/ModelCommand.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ CHIP_ERROR ModelCommand::Run(PersistentStorage & storage, NodeId localId, NodeId
     err = mCommissioner.GetDevice(remoteId, &mDevice);
     VerifyOrExit(err == CHIP_NO_ERROR, ChipLogError(chipTool, "Init failure! No pairing for device: %" PRIu64, localId));
 
+    UpdateWaitForResponse(true);
     err = SendCommand(mDevice, mEndPointId);
     VerifyOrExit(err == CHIP_NO_ERROR, ChipLogError(chipTool, "Failed to send message: %s", ErrorStr(err)));
-
-    UpdateWaitForResponse(true);
     WaitForResponse(kWaitDurationInSeconds);
 
     VerifyOrExit(GetCommandExitStatus(), err = CHIP_ERROR_INTERNAL);