diff --git a/include/query.php b/include/query.php
index 840884b..e45f15e 100644
--- a/include/query.php
+++ b/include/query.php
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ function query_bugzilladb($sQuery,$sComment="")
 
 function query_error($sQuery, $sComment="")
 {
+    error_log::log_error(ERROR_SQL, "Query: '".$sQuery."' mysql_error(): '".mysql_error()."' comment: '".$sComment."'");
+
     $sStatusMessage = "<p><b>An internal error has occurred and has been logged and reported to appdb admins</b></p>";
     addmsg($sStatusMessage);
-
-    error_log::log_error(ERROR_SQL, "Query: '".$sQuery."' mysql_error(): '".mysql_error()."' comment: '".$sComment."'");
 }
 
 ?>