diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java b/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java
index 11f255b..6471e59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ public class MesotheliomaSched {
             if (server.getTicks() % (period * 20) == 0) {
                 server.getWorlds().forEach(world -> {
                     world.getPlayers().forEach(player -> {
+                        // get the player's asbestos exposure level
+                        int exposure = Asbestos.MESOTHELIOMA.get(player).getMesothelioma();
+
+                        // let the player know that they may be entitled to financial compensation...
+                        // before it's too late
+                        if (exposure >= (threshold / 2)) {
+                            // give the player infinite mesothelioma effect
+                            player.addStatusEffect(new StatusEffectInstance(Asbestos.MESOTHELIOMA_EFFECT, 32767));
+                        }
+
                         // iterate over every block in the cuboid
                         findasbestos: for (int i = -offset; i < offset; i++) {
                             for (int j = -offset; j < offset; j++) {
@@ -31,15 +41,8 @@ public class MesotheliomaSched {
                                     Block block = world.getBlockState(pos).getBlock();
 
                                     if (block.equals(Asbestos.ASBESTOS_BLOCK)) {
-                                        int exposure = Asbestos.MESOTHELIOMA.get(player).getMesothelioma();
                                         Asbestos.MESOTHELIOMA.get(player).setMesothelioma(exposure + 1);
 
-                                        if (exposure >= (threshold / 2)) {
-                                            // give the player infinite mesothelioma effect
-                                            player.addStatusEffect(
-                                                    new StatusEffectInstance(Asbestos.MESOTHELIOMA_EFFECT, 32767));
-                                        }
-
                                         break findasbestos;
                                     }
                                 }