diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk.c b/basilisk/basilisk.c
index b4192e941..7c221b035 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk.c
@@ -916,11 +916,11 @@ void basilisks_loop(void *arg)
         startmilli = OS_milliseconds();
         basilisk_issued_purge(myinfo,600000);
         basilisk_p2pQ_process(myinfo,777);
+        printf("notary.%p RELAYID.%d\n",notary,myinfo->NOTARY.RELAYID);
         if ( myinfo->NOTARY.RELAYID >= 0 )
         {
             if ( notary != 0 )
                 basilisk_ping_send(myinfo,notary);
-            printf("notary.%p RELAYID.%d\n",notary,myinfo->NOTARY.RELAYID);
             if ( (counter++ % 10) == 0 && myinfo->DPOW.symbol[0] != 0 && myinfo->DPOW.dest[0] != 0 )
                 iguana_dPoWupdate(myinfo);
             endmilli = startmilli + 500;