diff --git a/cmd/update.go b/cmd/update.go
index 1d27fb3e7b..30f778f229 100644
--- a/cmd/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update.go
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ func runUpdate(c *cli.Context) {
 		setting.CustomConf = c.String("config")
 	}
 
+	setup("update.log")
+
 	if len(os.Getenv("SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND")) == 0 {
 		log.GitLogger.Trace("SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND is empty")
 		return
 	}
 
-	setup("update.log")
-
 	args := c.Args()
 	if len(args) != 3 {
 		log.GitLogger.Fatal(2, "Arguments received are not equal to three")