diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java
index 2c054a1d93b..5e857e0e91d 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ public int process(boolean shouldForceWrite) throws IOException {
                     this.logFile.forceWrite(false);
                     journalStats.getJournalSyncStats()
                         .registerSuccessfulEvent(MathUtils.elapsedNanos(startTime), TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
+                    lastLogMark.setCurLogMark(this.logId, this.lastFlushedPosition);
                 }
-                lastLogMark.setCurLogMark(this.logId, this.lastFlushedPosition);
 
                 // Notify the waiters that the force write succeeded
                 for (int i = 0; i < forceWriteWaiters.size(); i++) {