diff --git a/src/mail.js b/src/mail.js
index fffc75d7f..c041bec22 100644
--- a/src/mail.js
+++ b/src/mail.js
@@ -635,13 +635,13 @@ function txtRecordsWithSpf(domain, callback) {
 function ensureDkimKeySync(domain) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof domain, 'string');
 
+    debug(`Generating new DKIM keys for ${domain}`);
+
     var dkimPath = path.join(paths.MAIL_DATA_DIR, `dkim/${domain}`);
     var dkimPrivateKeyFile = path.join(dkimPath, 'private');
     var dkimPublicKeyFile = path.join(dkimPath, 'public');
     var dkimSelectorFile = path.join(dkimPath, 'selector');
 
-    debug('Generating new DKIM keys');
-
     if (!safe.fs.mkdirSync(dkimPath) && safe.error.code !== 'EEXIST') {
         debug('Error creating dkim.', safe.error);
         return new MailError(MailError.INTERNAL_ERROR, safe.error);