diff --git a/asyncqueue.c b/asyncqueue.c
index d894e2b3..d551912c 100644
--- a/asyncqueue.c
+++ b/asyncqueue.c
@@ -465,18 +465,18 @@ static int CommandTimeout(void *cntx, int mode)
   pAsyncQueue self = (pAsyncQueue) cntx;
   pAQ_Cmd myCmd = self->command_head;
   self->nw_tmr = 0;
+  if (self->trace) {
+    struct timeval tv;
+    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+    SICSLogTimePrintf(eLog, &tv,
+        "Timeout Trace on AsyncQueue %s", self->queue_name);
+    SICSLogWriteHexTime(myCmd->tran->inp_buf, myCmd->tran->inp_idx, eLog, &tv);
+  }
   if (myCmd->retries > 0) {
     --myCmd->retries;
     StartCommand(self);
   } else {
     int iRet;
-    if (self->trace) {
-      struct timeval tv;
-      gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
-      SICSLogTimePrintf(eLog, &tv,
-          "Timeout Trace on AsyncQueue %s", self->queue_name);
-      SICSLogWriteHexTime(myCmd->tran->inp_buf, myCmd->tran->inp_idx, eLog, &tv);
-    }
     iRet =
         self->protocol->handleEvent(self->protocol, myCmd->tran,
                                     AQU_TIMEOUT);