diff --git a/src/Stripe.net/Services/Events/StripeEventUtility.cs b/src/Stripe.net/Services/Events/StripeEventUtility.cs
index 0f5e67ccf2..9a30bec395 100755
--- a/src/Stripe.net/Services/Events/StripeEventUtility.cs
+++ b/src/Stripe.net/Services/Events/StripeEventUtility.cs
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public static StripeEvent ConstructEvent(string json, string stripeSignatureHead
 
             var webhookUtc = Convert.ToInt32(signatureItems["t"].FirstOrDefault());
 
-            if (utcNow - webhookUtc > tolerance)
-                throw new StripeException("The webhook cannot be processed because the current timestamp is above the allowed tolerance.");
+            if (Math.Abs(utcNow - webhookUtc) > tolerance)
+                throw new StripeException("The webhook cannot be processed because the current timestamp is outside of the allowed tolerance.");
 
             return Mapper<StripeEvent>.MapFromJson(json);
         }