diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index f50d25e17..8192a7c71 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -280,10 +280,13 @@ int LogPrintStr(const std::string &str)
 {
     int ret = 0; // Returns total number of characters written
     static bool fStartedNewLine = true;
+
+    string strTimestamped = LogTimestampStr(str, &fStartedNewLine);
+
     if (fPrintToConsole)
     {
         // print to console
-        ret = fwrite(str.data(), 1, str.size(), stdout);
+        ret = fwrite(strTimestamped.data(), 1, strTimestamped.size(), stdout);
         fflush(stdout);
     }
     else if (fPrintToDebugLog)
@@ -291,8 +294,6 @@ int LogPrintStr(const std::string &str)
         boost::call_once(&DebugPrintInit, debugPrintInitFlag);
         boost::mutex::scoped_lock scoped_lock(*mutexDebugLog);
 
-        string strTimestamped = LogTimestampStr(str, &fStartedNewLine);
-
         // buffer if we haven't opened the log yet
         if (fileout == NULL) {
             assert(vMsgsBeforeOpenLog);