diff --git a/klippy/extras/z_tilt.py b/klippy/extras/z_tilt.py
index ef69c0e6..8be25e3d 100644
--- a/klippy/extras/z_tilt.py
+++ b/klippy/extras/z_tilt.py
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ class RetryHelper:
         if self.max_retries == 0:
             return
         error = max(z_positions) - min(z_positions)
-        if self.check_increase(error):
-            raise self.gcode.error("Retries aborting: %s is increasing. %s"
-                                   % (self.value_label, self.error_msg_extra))
         self.gcode.respond_info(
             "Retries: %d/%d %s: %0.6f tolerance: %0.6f" % (
                 self.current_retry, self.max_retries, self.value_label,
                 error, self.retry_tolerance))
+        if self.check_increase(error):
+            raise self.gcode.error("Retries aborting: %s is increasing. %s"
+                                   % (self.value_label, self.error_msg_extra))
         if error <= self.retry_tolerance:
             return "done"
         self.current_retry += 1