diff --git a/packages/livedata/livedata_server.js b/packages/livedata/livedata_server.js
index 0ff5dd81f3..11d1114bba 100644
--- a/packages/livedata/livedata_server.js
+++ b/packages/livedata/livedata_server.js
@@ -1456,6 +1456,11 @@ var wrapInternalException = function (exception, context) {
   if (!exception || exception instanceof Meteor.Error)
     return exception;
 
+  // tests can set the 'expected' flag on an exception so it won't go to the
+  // server log
+  if (!exception.expected)
+    Meteor._debug("Exception " + context, exception.stack);
+
   // Did the error contain more details that could have been useful if caught in
   // server code (or if thrown from non-client-originated code), but also
   // provided a "sanitized" version with more context than 500 Internal server
@@ -1467,11 +1472,6 @@ var wrapInternalException = function (exception, context) {
                   "is not a Meteor.Error; ignoring");
   }
 
-  // tests can set the 'expected' flag on an exception so it won't go to the
-  // server log
-  if (!exception.expected)
-    Meteor._debug("Exception " + context, exception.stack);
-
   return new Meteor.Error(500, "Internal server error");
 };