diff --git a/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-hosts-from-templates.go b/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-hosts-from-templates.go
index e808e0a..4a639a0 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-hosts-from-templates.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-hosts-from-templates.go
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ func (hft HostFromTemplate) ClusterName(cfg *localconfig.Config) string {
 func hostOrTemplate(cfg *localconfig.Config, name string) (host *localconfig.Host) {
 	host = cfg.Host(name)
 	if host != nil {
-		log.Print("no host named ", name)
 		return
 	}
 
+	log.Print("no host named ", name)
+
 	hft, found, err := hostsFromTemplate.Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Print("failed to read store: ", err)