diff --git a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
index f8f0cdee..b3f40ae9 100644
--- a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
+++ b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
 
   close() {
     this.closedByUs = true;
+    this.logger.info('WsRequestor:close closing socket');
     try {
       if (this.ws) {
-        this.logger.info('WsRequestor:close closing socket');
         this.ws.close();
         this.ws.removeAllListeners();
       }
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
   }
 
   _onOpen(ws) {
+    this.logger.info({url: this.url}, 'WsRequestor - successfully connected');
     if (this.ws) this.logger.info({old_ws: this.ws._socket.address()}, 'WsRequestor:_onOpen');
     assert(!this.ws);
     this.emit('ready', ws);
-    this.logger.info({url: this.url}, 'WsRequestor - successfully connected');
   }
 
   _onClose() {