diff --git a/changes/bug3198 b/changes/bug3198
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29c16852e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug3198
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Major bugfixes:
+    - When we configure a new bridge via the controller, don't wait up
+      to ten seconds before trying to fetch its descriptor. Bugfix on
+      0.2.0.3-alpha; fixes bug 3198 (suggested by 2355).
diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index 389ddbdf19..1554e812cf 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -1110,8 +1110,6 @@ run_scheduled_events(time_t now)
   if (time_to_try_getting_descriptors < now) {
     update_all_descriptor_downloads(now);
     update_extrainfo_downloads(now);
-    if (options->UseBridges)
-      fetch_bridge_descriptors(options, now);
     if (router_have_minimum_dir_info())
       time_to_try_getting_descriptors = now + LAZY_DESCRIPTOR_RETRY_INTERVAL;
     else
@@ -1124,6 +1122,9 @@ run_scheduled_events(time_t now)
       now + DESCRIPTOR_FAILURE_RESET_INTERVAL;
   }
 
+  if (options->UseBridges)
+    fetch_bridge_descriptors(options, now);
+
   /** 1b. Every MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME seconds, we change our TLS context. */
   if (!last_rotated_x509_certificate)
     last_rotated_x509_certificate = now;