diff --git a/Lib/http/cookiejar.py b/Lib/http/cookiejar.py
index db82382..adc7ed6 100644
--- a/Lib/http/cookiejar.py
+++ b/Lib/http/cookiejar.py
@@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@
         headers = response.info()
         rfc2965_hdrs = headers.get_all("Set-Cookie2", [])
         ns_hdrs = headers.get_all("Set-Cookie", [])
+        self._policy._now = self._now = int(time.time())
 
         rfc2965 = self._policy.rfc2965
         netscape = self._policy.netscape
@@ -1672,8 +1673,6 @@
         _debug("extract_cookies: %s", response.info())
         self._cookies_lock.acquire()
         try:
-            self._policy._now = self._now = int(time.time())
-
             for cookie in self.make_cookies(response, request):
                 if self._policy.set_ok(cookie, request):
                     _debug(" setting cookie: %s", cookie)