1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/CarpetDev/CarpetIOF5/src/output.cc b/CarpetDev/CarpetIOF5/src/output.cc
index d7c2f4649..a362141a8 100644
--- a/CarpetDev/CarpetIOF5/src/output.cc
+++ b/CarpetDev/CarpetIOF5/src/output.cc
@@ -862,14 +862,14 @@ namespace CarpetIOF5 {
     
     
     
-    CCTK_INFO("Writing simulation metadata...");
-    
     // Create metadata only once
     // TODO: instead, overwrite the metadata
     htri_t const exists = H5Lexists(file, metadata_group, H5P_DEFAULT);
     assert(exists >= 0);
     if (exists) return;
     
+    CCTK_INFO("Writing simulation metadata...");
+    
     // Create a group to hold all metadata
     hid_t const group =
       H5Gcreate(file, metadata_group, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);