diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils.rs
index 389996d31..df79c47f0 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ pub async fn log_simulation_result(
 ) -> Result<Assembled, RPCError> {
     match client.simulate_and_assemble_transaction(tx).await {
         Ok(outcome) => {
-            if !&outcome.sim_res.events.is_empty() {
-                crate::log::sim_diagnostic_events(&outcome.sim_res.events, tracing::Level::INFO);
-            }
             outcome.assembled.ok_or_else(|| {
+                if !&outcome.sim_res.events.is_empty() {
+                    crate::log::sim_diagnostic_events(&outcome.sim_res.events, tracing::Level::INFO);
+                }
                 if let Some(error) = outcome.sim_res.error {
                     RPCError::TransactionSimulationFailed(error)
                 } else {