diff --git a/pkg/index/index.go b/pkg/index/index.go
index 97ea87b41..64835bf4e 100644
--- a/pkg/index/index.go
+++ b/pkg/index/index.go
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ func (x *Index) Reindex() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%d blobs are still needed as dependencies", needed)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Index rebuild complete.")
 	nerrmu.Lock() // no need to unlock
 	if nerr != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%d blobs failed to re-index", nerr)
@@ -477,6 +476,7 @@ func (x *Index) Reindex() error {
 	if err := x.initDeletesCache(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	log.Printf("Index rebuild complete.")
 	return nil
 }