diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/check-stack.sh b/target/scripts/startup/check-stack.sh
index bff7d425..aaab03d5 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/check-stack.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/check-stack.sh
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ function _check_log_level
     return 0
   else
     local DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL='info'
+    _log 'warn' "Log level '${LOG_LEVEL}' is invalid (falling back to default '${DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL}')"
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
     VARS[LOG_LEVEL]="${DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL}"
     LOG_LEVEL="${DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL}"
-
-    _log 'warn' "Log level '${LOG_LEVEL}' is invalid (falling back to default '${DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL}')"
   fi
 }