diff --git a/telegram.py b/telegram.py
index e8ddc0a..cddcb58 100644
--- a/telegram.py
+++ b/telegram.py
@@ -108,12 +108,11 @@ class Notifier:
                 chat_id=chat_id,
                 text=f'Updates from the {feed_title} feed:'
             )
-            self.sent_counter += 1
+            
 
             for update in updates:
                 self.__register_request_and_wait()
                 self.__send_update(chat_id, update)
-                self.sent_counter += 1
 
     def __send_update(self, chat_id: int, update: FeedItem):
         self.bot.send_message(
@@ -122,11 +121,12 @@ class Notifier:
             parse_mode='HTML'
         )
 
-    def __register_request_and_wait(self):
+    def __count_request_and_wait(self):
         if self.sent_counter >= self.BATCH_LIMIT:
             # TODO: probably implement better later
             time.sleep(1)
             self.sent_counter = 0
+        self.sent_counter += 1
 
     @staticmethod
     def __format_message(item: FeedItem) -> str: