diff --git a/grizzly_extras/async_message/utils.py b/grizzly_extras/async_message/utils.py
index 8dbc9e59..28df8e50 100644
--- a/grizzly_extras/async_message/utils.py
+++ b/grizzly_extras/async_message/utils.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ def async_message_request(client: ztypes.Socket, request: AsyncMessageRequest) -
 
                 response.update({'success': False, 'message': msg})
                 break
-        finally:
-            delta = perf_counter() - start
-            logger.debug('async_message_request::recv_json took %f seconds for request_id %s, after %d retries', delta, request['request_id'], count)
+
+    delta = perf_counter() - start
+    logger.debug('async_message_request::recv_json took %f seconds for request_id %s, after %d retries', delta, request['request_id'], count)
 
     if response is None:
         msg = 'no response'