diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index d2dbbcb1cb..f75b95a6cd 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -698,12 +698,12 @@ proc init*(T: type BeaconNode,
         Taskpool.new(numThreads = min(countProcessors(), 16))
       else:
         Taskpool.new(numThreads = config.numThreads)
-
-      info "Threadpool started", numThreads = taskpool.numThreads
     except CatchableError as e:
       fatal "Cannot start taskpool", err = e.msg
       quit 1
 
+    info "Threadpool started", numThreads = taskpool.numThreads
+
   if metadata.genesis.kind == BakedIn:
     if config.genesisState.isSome:
       warn "The --genesis-state option has no effect on networks with built-in genesis state"