diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py
index 52ca2d33..2ab7af24 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/provisioner.py
@@ -1439,6 +1439,8 @@ def create_vm(self, vm_name, vm_profile, define_vm=True, start_vm=True):
             src_volume_name = volume['volume_name']
             src_volume = "{}/{}".format(volume['pool'], src_volume_name)
 
+            print('Converting {} source volume {} to raw format on {}'.format(volume['volume_format'], src_volume, dst_volume))
+
             # Map the target RBD device
             retcode, retmsg = pvc_ceph.map_volume(zk_conn, volume['pool'], dst_volume_name)
             if not retcode:
@@ -1466,7 +1468,6 @@ def create_vm(self, vm_name, vm_profile, define_vm=True, start_vm=True):
             retcode, retmsg = pvc_ceph.unmap_volume(zk_conn, volume['pool'], dst_volume_name)
             if not retcode:
                 raise ProvisioningError('Failed to unmap destination volume "{}": {}'.format(dst_volume_name, retmsg))
-            print('Converted {} source volume {} to raw format on {}'.format(volume['volume_format'], src_volume, dst_volume))
         else:
             if volume.get('source_volume') is not None:
                 continue
@@ -1474,6 +1475,8 @@ def create_vm(self, vm_name, vm_profile, define_vm=True, start_vm=True):
             if volume.get('filesystem') is None:
                 continue
 
+            print("Creating {} filesystem on {}:\n{}".format(volume['filesystem'], dst_volume, stdout))
+
             filesystem_args_list = list()
             for arg in volume['filesystem_args'].split():
                 arg_entry, arg_data = arg.split('=')
@@ -1496,8 +1499,6 @@ def create_vm(self, vm_name, vm_profile, define_vm=True, start_vm=True):
                 if retcode:
                     raise ProvisioningError('Failed to create {} filesystem on "{}": {}'.format(volume['filesystem'], dst_volume, stderr))
 
-            print("Created {} filesystem on {}:\n{}".format(volume['filesystem'], dst_volume, stdout))
-
     if is_script_install:
         # Create temporary directory
         retcode, stdout, stderr = pvc_common.run_os_command("mktemp -d")