diff --git a/csi/src/nodeserver.go b/csi/src/nodeserver.go
index 7694a861..fe546d1a 100644
--- a/csi/src/nodeserver.go
+++ b/csi/src/nodeserver.go
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) unmapNbd(devicePath string)
 
 func findByPidFile(pidFile string) (*os.Process, error)
 {
-    klog.Infof("killing process with PID from file %s", pidFile)
     pidBuf, err := os.ReadFile(pidFile)
     if (err != nil)
     {
@@ -209,6 +208,7 @@ func findByPidFile(pidFile string) (*os.Process, error)
 
 func killByPidFile(pidFile string) error
 {
+    klog.Infof("killing process with PID from file %s", pidFile)
     proc, err := findByPidFile(pidFile)
     if (err != nil)
     {