diff --git a/trade.py b/trade.py
index bba6805f..08b308c0 100644
--- a/trade.py
+++ b/trade.py
@@ -685,14 +685,14 @@ def cleanupCommand(args):
 
     global tdb
 
+    if args.minutes <= 0:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid --minutes specification.")
+
     print("* Performing database cleanup, expiring {} minute orphan records.{}".format(
             args.minutes,
             " DRY RUN." if args.dryRun else ""
         ))
 
-    if args.minutes <= 0:
-        raise ValueError("Invalid --minutes specification.")
-
     # Get access to the DB in a transaction so that if something goes
     # wrong or we are only doing a dry run, nothing will actually happen.
     db = tdb.getDB()