diff --git a/retrieval/target.go b/retrieval/target.go
index ffccdc169a..8f61dcdfd1 100644
--- a/retrieval/target.go
+++ b/retrieval/target.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func (t *target) ScheduledFor() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (t *target) EstimatedTimeToExecute() time.Duration {
-	return t.scheduler.ScheduledFor().Sub(time.Now())
+	return time.Now().Sub(t.scheduler.ScheduledFor())
 }
 
 func (t *target) LastError() error {