diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 3cfa63ea..e876c9d2 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -422,9 +422,9 @@ tty_repeat_requests(struct tty *tty, int force)
 
 	if (tty->term->flags & TERM_VT100LIKE) {
 		tty_puts(tty, "\033]10;?\033\\\033]11;?\033\\");
-	tty->flags |= (TTY_WAITBG|TTY_WAITFG);
-    }
-    tty_start_start_timer(tty);
+		tty->flags |= (TTY_WAITBG|TTY_WAITFG);
+	}
+	tty_start_start_timer(tty);
 }
 
 void