diff --git a/libcli.c b/libcli.c
index 67c779e..294ff28 100644
--- a/libcli.c
+++ b/libcli.c
@@ -1114,6 +1114,7 @@ int cli_loop(struct cli_def *cli, int sockfd) {
 
   // Set the last action now so we don't time immediately
   if (cli->idle_timeout) time(&cli->last_action);
+  if (cli->regular_callback) time(&cli->last_regular);
 
   // Start off in unprivileged mode
   cli_set_privilege(cli, PRIVILEGE_UNPRIVILEGED);
@@ -1186,6 +1187,16 @@ int cli_loop(struct cli_def *cli, int sockfd) {
         cli->showprompt = 0;
       }
 
+      if (cli->regular_callback) {
+        if (time(NULL) - cli->last_regular >= cli->timeout_tm.tv_sec) {
+          if (cli->regular_callback(cli) != CLI_OK) {
+            l = -1;
+            break;
+          }
+          time(&cli->last_regular);
+        }
+      }
+
       if ((sr = cli_socket_wait(sockfd, &tm)) < 0) {
         if (errno == EINTR) continue;
         perror(CLI_SOCKET_WAIT_PERROR);
@@ -1194,12 +1205,6 @@ int cli_loop(struct cli_def *cli, int sockfd) {
       }
 
       if (sr == 0) {
-        // Timeout every second
-        if (cli->regular_callback && cli->regular_callback(cli) != CLI_OK) {
-          l = -1;
-          break;
-        }
-
         if (cli->idle_timeout) {
           if (time(NULL) - cli->last_action >= cli->idle_timeout) {
             if (cli->idle_timeout_callback) {
diff --git a/libcli.h b/libcli.h
index c10c79e..bf0c3f2 100644
--- a/libcli.h
+++ b/libcli.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct cli_def {
   time_t idle_timeout;
   int (*idle_timeout_callback)(struct cli_def *);
   time_t last_action;
+  time_t last_regular;
   int telnet_protocol;
   void *user_context;
   struct cli_optarg_pair *found_optargs;