diff --git a/desci-server/src/workers/doiSubmissionQueue.ts b/desci-server/src/workers/doiSubmissionQueue.ts
index dbbd8ba25..45ee568ec 100644
--- a/desci-server/src/workers/doiSubmissionQueue.ts
+++ b/desci-server/src/workers/doiSubmissionQueue.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const pingDoi = async (doi: string) => {
  */
 export const onTick = async () => {
   const pendingSubmissions = await doiService.getPendingSubmissions();
-  logger.info({ pendingSubmissions }, 'pending submission');
   if (pendingSubmissions.length === 0) return;
+  logger.info({ pendingSubmissions }, 'pending submission');
   const processed = await asyncMap(pendingSubmissions, async (job) => {
     const isResolved = await pingDoi(job.uniqueDoi);
     if (isResolved) {