diff --git a/lib/fishjam_web/controllers/peer_controller.ex b/lib/fishjam_web/controllers/peer_controller.ex
index c0907534..9b26d2b0 100644
--- a/lib/fishjam_web/controllers/peer_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/fishjam_web/controllers/peer_controller.ex
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ defmodule FishjamWeb.PeerController do
     ]
 
   def create(conn, %{"room_id" => room_id} = params) do
-    Logger.debug("Successfully added peer to room: #{room_id}")
-
     # the room may crash between fetching its
     # pid and adding a new peer to it
     # in such a case, the controller will fail
@@ -77,6 +75,8 @@ defmodule FishjamWeb.PeerController do
          {:ok, peer_type} <- Peer.parse_type(peer_type_string),
          {:ok, _room_pid} <- RoomService.find_room(room_id),
          {:ok, peer} <- Room.add_peer(room_id, peer_type, peer_options) do
+      Logger.debug("Successfully added peer to room: #{room_id}")
+
       assigns = [
         peer: peer,
         token: PeerToken.generate(%{peer_id: peer.id, room_id: room_id}),