diff --git a/code/client/cl_console.c b/code/client/cl_console.c
index 4c117ecd..d1b9fec1 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_console.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_console.c
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ void Con_Dump_f (void)
 	Q_strncpyz( filename, Cmd_Argv( 1 ), sizeof( filename ) );
 	COM_DefaultExtension( filename, sizeof( filename ), ".txt" );
 
-	Com_Printf ("Dumped console text to %s.\n", filename );
-
 	f = FS_FOpenFileWrite( filename );
 	if (!f)
 	{
@@ -200,6 +198,8 @@ void Con_Dump_f (void)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	Com_Printf ("Dumped console text to %s.\n", filename );
+
 	// skip empty lines
 	for (l = con.current - con.totallines + 1 ; l <= con.current ; l++)
 	{