diff --git a/lib/platform/github/gh-got-wrapper.js b/lib/platform/github/gh-got-wrapper.js
index 3d72ca8506..72f7fd8217 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/gh-got-wrapper.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/gh-got-wrapper.js
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ function sleep(ms) {
 
 async function get(path, opts, retries = 5) {
   const method = opts && opts.method ? opts.method : 'get';
+  logger.debug({ retries }, `${method.toUpperCase()} ${path}`);
   if (method === 'get' && cache[path]) {
     logger.debug({ path }, 'Returning cached result');
     return cache[path];
   }
-  if (retries === 5) {
-    logger.debug(`${method.toUpperCase()} ${path}`);
-  }
   try {
     if (appMode) {
       /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */