diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index b317190dd..ad2058fd5 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -526,10 +526,8 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     {
         const UniValue& oparam = params[0].get_obj();
         const UniValue& modeval = find_value(oparam, "mode");
-        if (modeval.isStr()) {
+        if (modeval.isStr())
             strMode = modeval.get_str();
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s\n",strMode.c_str());
-        }
         else if (modeval.isNull())
         {
             strMode = "template";
@@ -571,6 +569,7 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             return BIP22ValidationResult(state);
         }
     }
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n",strMode.c_str());
 
     if (strMode != "template" || strMode != "disablecb")
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Invalid mode");