diff --git a/elisp/eshell-starship.el b/elisp/eshell-starship.el
index 6667160..a2de340 100644
--- a/elisp/eshell-starship.el
+++ b/elisp/eshell-starship.el
@@ -492,12 +492,17 @@ For example, a revert.  If there is no current operation, return nil."
   (prog1
       (and eshell-starship--last-start-time
            eshell-starship--last-end-time
+           ;; this must be here (not in a predicate) to ensure these values get
+           ;; cleared
+           (<= 3 (- eshell-starship--last-end-time
+                    eshell-starship--last-start-time))
            (eshell-starship-format-span (- eshell-starship--last-end-time
                                            eshell-starship--last-start-time)))
     (setq eshell-starship--last-start-time nil
           eshell-starship--last-end-time nil)))
 
 (eshell-starship-defmodule cmd-time
+  :predicate 'always
   :prefix "took "
   :color "gold1"
   :reload-on 'always
@@ -505,11 +510,6 @@ For example, a revert.  If there is no current operation, return nil."
                    (setq eshell-starship--last-start-time (float-time)))
   :postcmd-action (lambda ()
                     (setq eshell-starship--last-end-time (float-time)))
-  :predicate (lambda ()
-               (and eshell-starship--last-start-time
-                    eshell-starship--last-end-time
-                    (<= 3 (- eshell-starship--last-end-time
-                             eshell-starship--last-start-time))))
   :action 'eshell-starship--last-command-time
   :doc "The amount of time it took the last command to execute.")