diff --git a/substrate/client/network/src/transactions.rs b/substrate/client/network/src/transactions.rs
index f7e4d774ca..f557ec0cec 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/src/transactions.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/src/transactions.rs
@@ -425,11 +425,11 @@ impl<B: BlockT + 'static, H: ExHashT> TransactionsHandler<B, H> {
 
 	/// Propagate one transaction.
 	pub fn propagate_transaction(&mut self, hash: &H) {
-		debug!(target: "sync", "Propagating transaction [{:?}]", hash);
 		// Accept transactions only when enabled
 		if !self.gossip_enabled.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
 			return
 		}
+		debug!(target: "sync", "Propagating transaction [{:?}]", hash);
 		if let Some(transaction) = self.transaction_pool.transaction(hash) {
 			let propagated_to = self.do_propagate_transactions(&[(hash.clone(), transaction)]);
 			self.transaction_pool.on_broadcasted(propagated_to);