diff --git a/luci-app-sqm-autorate/root/etc/init.d/sqm-autorate b/luci-app-sqm-autorate/root/etc/init.d/sqm-autorate
index a85da1420..8cbb27c55 100755
--- a/luci-app-sqm-autorate/root/etc/init.d/sqm-autorate
+++ b/luci-app-sqm-autorate/root/etc/init.d/sqm-autorate
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 . /lib/functions/network.sh
 
 _config_autorate() {
-	logger -t "SQM-autorate" "Set config for $1"
 	config_get enabled "$1" enabled
 	[ "${enabled}" != "1" ] && return
 	config_get autorate "$1" autorate
 	[ "${autorate}" != "1" ] && return
+	logger -t "SQM-autorate" "Set config for $1"
 
 	config_get min_download "$1" min_download "0"
 	config_get download "$1" download "0"