diff --git a/api/application.go b/api/application.go
index c6db000..6068f69 100644
--- a/api/application.go
+++ b/api/application.go
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ func (h *ApplicationHandler) createApplication(ctx *gin.Context, name string, u
 }
 
 func (h *ApplicationHandler) deleteApplication(ctx *gin.Context, a *model.Application) error {
+	log.Printf("Deleting application %s.\n", a.Name)
+
 	err := h.DP.DeregisterApplication(a)
 	if success := successOrAbort(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err); !success {
 		return err
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ func (h *ApplicationHandler) deleteApplication(ctx *gin.Context, a *model.Applic
 }
 
 func (h *ApplicationHandler) updateApplication(ctx *gin.Context, a *model.Application, updateApplication *model.UpdateApplication) error {
+	log.Printf("Updating application %s.\n", a.Name)
+
 	if updateApplication.Name != nil {
 		a.Name = *updateApplication.Name
 	}
@@ -150,8 +154,6 @@ func (h *ApplicationHandler) DeleteApplication(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Deleting application %s.\n", application.Name)
-
 	if err := h.deleteApplication(ctx, application); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -175,8 +177,6 @@ func (h *ApplicationHandler) UpdateApplication(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Updating application %s.\n", application.Name)
-
 	if err := h.updateApplication(ctx, application, &updateApplication); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/api/user.go b/api/user.go
index e66ffe1..8dff6c4 100644
--- a/api/user.go
+++ b/api/user.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ func (h *UserHandler) updateUser(ctx *gin.Context, u *model.User, updateUser mod
 		}
 	}
 
+	log.Printf("Updating user %s.\n", u.Name)
+
 	if updateUser.Name != nil {
 		u.Name = *updateUser.Name
 	}
@@ -211,8 +213,6 @@ func (h *UserHandler) UpdateUser(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Updating user %s.\n", user.Name)
-
 	if err := h.updateUser(ctx, user, updateUser); err != nil {
 		return
 	}