diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 78af076..1aa0662 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ func GetJunkTimeout(url string, timeout time.Duration) (junk.Junk, error) {
 	}
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("first get failed: %s", err)
 		if timeout > 0 || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "TLS handshake timeout") {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		log.Printf("first get failed: %s", err)
 		resp, err = client.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err