diff --git a/scos_actions/hardware/sigan_iface.py b/scos_actions/hardware/sigan_iface.py
index 3cf339bb..23497414 100644
--- a/scos_actions/hardware/sigan_iface.py
+++ b/scos_actions/hardware/sigan_iface.py
@@ -83,14 +83,15 @@ def healthy(self, num_samples: int = 56000, retries: int = 3) -> bool:
                 break
             except BaseException as e:
                 retries -= 1
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Unable to acquire samples during health check. Retrying..."
-                )
                 if retries == 0:
                     logger.exception(
                         "Unable to acquire samples from device during health check."
                     )
                     return False
+                else:
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "Unable to acquire samples during health check. Retrying..."
+                    )
 
         if not len(data) == num_samples:
             logger.error("Data length doesn't match request.")