diff --git a/tools/testClient/cloudstackConnection.py b/tools/testClient/cloudstackConnection.py
index d3a57263df7..435ef3fd69a 100644
--- a/tools/testClient/cloudstackConnection.py
+++ b/tools/testClient/cloudstackConnection.py
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ class cloudConnection(object):
         else:
             result = self.make_request_without_auth(commandName, requests)
         
+        if self.logging is not None:
+            self.logging.debug("got result: %s"%result)
         if result is None:
             return None
-        if self.logging is not None:
-            self.logging.debug("got result: "  + result)
         
         result = jsonHelper.getResultObj(result, response)
         if raw or isAsync == "false":