diff --git a/agent/agent-tooling/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/agent/internal/exporter/AgentLogExporter.java b/agent/agent-tooling/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/agent/internal/exporter/AgentLogExporter.java
index 23013cf5cb6..054f7f15605 100644
--- a/agent/agent-tooling/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/agent/internal/exporter/AgentLogExporter.java
+++ b/agent/agent-tooling/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/agent/internal/exporter/AgentLogExporter.java
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ private CompletableResultCode internalExport(Collection<LogRecordData> logs) {
       return CompletableResultCode.ofFailure();
     }
     for (LogRecordData log : logs) {
-      logger.debug("exporting log: {}", log);
       try {
         int severityNumber = log.getSeverity().getSeverityNumber();
         if (severityNumber < severityThreshold) {
@@ -124,6 +123,8 @@ private CompletableResultCode internalExport(Collection<LogRecordData> logs) {
           continue;
         }
 
+        logger.debug("exporting log: {}", log);
+
         TelemetryItem telemetryItem = mapper.map(log, stack, samplingPercentage);
         telemetryItemConsumer.accept(telemetryItem);