diff --git a/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/flightTimeCheck.cpp b/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/flightTimeCheck.cpp
index d5e122935d..adb8a02d7e 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/flightTimeCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/flightTimeCheck.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ void FlightTimeChecks::checkAndReport(const Context &context, Report &reporter)
 	if (_param_com_flt_time_max.get() > FLT_EPSILON && context.status().takeoff_time != 0 &&
 	    (hrt_absolute_time() - context.status().takeoff_time) > (1_s * _param_com_flt_time_max.get())) {
 		reporter.failsafeFlags().flight_time_limit_exceeded = true;
+
+		if (reporter.mavlink_log_pub()) {
+			mavlink_log_critical(reporter.mavlink_log_pub(), "Maximum flight time reached\t");
+		}
+
 		/* EVENT
 		 * @description
 		 * <profile name="dev">
@@ -48,10 +53,6 @@ void FlightTimeChecks::checkAndReport(const Context &context, Report &reporter)
 					    events::ID("check_flight_time_limit"),
 					    events::Log::Error, "Maximum flight time reached");
 
-		if (reporter.mavlink_log_pub()) {
-			mavlink_log_critical(reporter.mavlink_log_pub(), "Maximum flight time reached\t");
-		}
-
 	} else {
 		reporter.failsafeFlags().flight_time_limit_exceeded = false;
 	}