diff --git a/patch-control.sh b/patch-control.sh
index ac47b3b5ec59ccfc4dab859cc60944c91d0b3d38..3c0b8462980ffbdb373fdcf8161d28a1937896be 100755
--- a/patch-control.sh
+++ b/patch-control.sh
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ ssh ${DAQ_USER}@${DAQ_SERVER} "[ -e ${ROOT_FILE} ]" && {
 
 let "run_duration_seconds = ${run_duration} * 60"
 
-log "Run ${run_number} ready to start. \
-Run start time = ${run_start_time}, \
-run duration = ${run_duration} minutes, \
-run setup file = ${rs_file}."
-
 daq_log_file=~/.km3_private/daq_${run_number}.log
 JGetMessage -H ${DAQ_SERVER} -T MSG -d 3 >${daq_log_file} &
 PROCS=(${PROCS[*]} $!)
@@ -177,6 +172,11 @@ cat ${rs_file} | sed -e "s/RUNNUMBER/${run_number}/" >${DM_DATA_DIR}/dm.detector
 
 run_start_time=`nowUTC`
 
+log "Run ${run_number} ready to start. \
+Run start time = ${run_start_time}, \
+run duration = ${run_duration} minutes, \
+run setup file = ${rs_file}."
+
 # Launch the DAQ
 log "Launching the DAQ with the following command line: daq.sh ${run_number} ${run_start_time} ${run_duration_seconds} ${DAQ_SERVER} ${DAQ_USER} "
 daq_driver_log_file=~/.km3_private/daq_driver_${run_number}.log