diff --git a/integration/tsic/tsic.go b/integration/tsic/tsic.go
index b7482455..14c627d4 100644
--- a/integration/tsic/tsic.go
+++ b/integration/tsic/tsic.go
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ func (t *TailscaleInContainer) Execute(
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("command stderr: %s\n", stderr)
 
+		if stdout != "" {
+			log.Printf("command stdout: %s\n", stdout)
+		}
+
 		if strings.Contains(stderr, "NeedsLogin") {
 			return "", errTailscaleNotLoggedIn
 		}
@@ -128,10 +132,6 @@ func (t *TailscaleInContainer) Execute(
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	if stdout != "" {
-		log.Printf("command stdout: %s\n", stdout)
-	}
-
 	return stdout, nil
 }