diff --git a/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts b/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
index 11e6ebba2..5cdd15a33 100644
--- a/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
+++ b/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ export class WebSocketShard extends AsyncEventEmitter<WebSocketShardEventsMap> {
 	}
 
 	private async identify() {
+		this.debug(['Waiting for identify throttle']);
+
+		await this.strategy.waitForIdentify();
+
 		this.debug([
 			'Identifying',
 			`shard id: ${this.id.toString()}`,
@@ -366,8 +370,6 @@ export class WebSocketShard extends AsyncEventEmitter<WebSocketShardEventsMap> {
 			`compression: ${this.inflate ? 'zlib-stream' : this.useIdentifyCompress ? 'identify' : 'none'}`,
 		]);
 
-		await this.strategy.waitForIdentify();
-
 		const d: GatewayIdentifyData = {
 			token: this.strategy.options.token,
 			properties: this.strategy.options.identifyProperties,