diff --git a/newinstaller.sh b/newinstaller.sh
index c41a1bd..a727aa7 100644
--- a/newinstaller.sh
+++ b/newinstaller.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Simple new installer
-set -x
-exec > >(tee -i installation$(date +%F).txt) 2>&1
 
 HOME=/home/pi
 USER=pi
@@ -11,6 +9,8 @@ if ! which git &> /dev/null;then
   sudo apt -y install git
 fi
 git clone -b ${branch} https://github.com/mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi.git ${HOME}/BirdNET-Pi &&
+set -x
+exec > >(tee -i installation$(date +%F).txt) 2>&1
 ${HOME}/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/install_birdnet.sh
 if [ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -eq 0 ];then
   echo "Installation completed successfully"