diff --git a/go/vt/vtorc/logic/orchestrator.go b/go/vt/vtorc/logic/orchestrator.go
index ffc5b789aeb..77e0fd30993 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtorc/logic/orchestrator.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtorc/logic/orchestrator.go
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ func DiscoverInstance(instanceKey inst.InstanceKey, forceDiscovery bool) {
 	backendLatency := latency.Elapsed("backend")
 	instanceLatency := latency.Elapsed("instance")
 
+	if forceDiscovery {
+		log.Infof("Force discovered - %+v, err - %v", instance, err)
+	}
+
 	if instance == nil {
 		failedDiscoveriesCounter.Inc(1)
 		_ = discoveryMetrics.Append(&discovery.Metric{
@@ -255,10 +259,6 @@ func DiscoverInstance(instanceKey inst.InstanceKey, forceDiscovery bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if forceDiscovery {
-		log.Infof("Force discovered - %+v", instance)
-	}
-
 	_ = discoveryMetrics.Append(&discovery.Metric{
 		Timestamp:       time.Now(),
 		InstanceKey:     instanceKey,