diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d579357..5986546 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 		tlsClientCAs = append(tlsClientCAs, tlsClientCAsFlag...)
 	}
 
+	if *version {
+		fmt.Println("Newt version " + newtVersion)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("Newt version %s", newtVersion)
+	}
+
 	logger.Init(nil)
 	loggerLevel := util.ParseLogLevel(logLevel)
 	logger.GetLogger().SetLevel(loggerLevel)
@@ -439,13 +446,6 @@ func runNewtMain(ctx context.Context) {
 		defer func() { _ = tel.Shutdown(context.Background()) }()
 	}
 
-	if *version {
-		fmt.Println("Newt version " + newtVersion)
-		os.Exit(0)
-	} else {
-		logger.Info("Newt version %s", newtVersion)
-	}
-
 	if err := updates.CheckForUpdate("fosrl", "newt", newtVersion); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Error checking for updates: %v\n", err)
 	}