diff --git a/ksql.go b/ksql.go
index 74494ce..45b6a10 100644
--- a/ksql.go
+++ b/ksql.go
@@ -451,11 +451,12 @@ func (c DB) Insert(
 	}
 
 	query, params, scanValues, err := buildInsertQuery(ctx, c.dialect, table, t, v, info, record)
-	defer ctxLog(ctx, query, params, &err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	defer ctxLog(ctx, query, params, &err)
+
 	switch table.insertMethodFor(c.dialect) {
 	case sqldialect.InsertWithReturning, sqldialect.InsertWithOutput:
 		err = c.insertReturningIDs(ctx, query, params, scanValues, table.idColumns)
@@ -683,11 +684,12 @@ func (c DB) Patch(
 	}
 
 	query, params, err := buildUpdateQuery(ctx, c.dialect, table.name, info, recordMap, table.idColumns...)
-	defer ctxLog(ctx, query, params, &err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	defer ctxLog(ctx, query, params, &err)
+
 	result, err := c.db.ExecContext(ctx, query, params...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err