diff --git a/persist/sqlite/store.go b/persist/sqlite/store.go
index 54f14dd2..9bbeea1c 100644
--- a/persist/sqlite/store.go
+++ b/persist/sqlite/store.go
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ func (s *Store) exec(query string, args ...any) (sql.Result, error) {
 func (s *Store) prepare(query string) (*loggedStmt, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	stmt, err := s.db.Prepare(query)
-	if dur := time.Since(start); dur > longQueryDuration {
-		s.log.Debug("slow prepare", zap.String("query", query), zap.Duration("elapsed", dur), zap.Stack("stack"))
-	} else if err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
+	} else if dur := time.Since(start); dur > longQueryDuration {
+		s.log.Debug("slow prepare", zap.String("query", query), zap.Duration("elapsed", dur), zap.Stack("stack"))
 	}
 	return &loggedStmt{
 		Stmt:  stmt,