diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/BackupMetricsCommand.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/BackupMetricsCommand.java
index e80029f0b..c5ef322be 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/BackupMetricsCommand.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/BackupMetricsCommand.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class BackupMetricsCommand extends AbstractCommandWithDependencies {
   }
 
   private Duration timeSince(Instant t) {
-    Duration between = Duration.between(clock.instant(), t);
+    final Duration between = Duration.between(t, clock.instant());
     if (between.isNegative()) {
       return Duration.ZERO;
     }