diff --git a/src/netbase.cpp b/src/netbase.cpp
index 273b38f1a4a..5434ec9f14c 100644
--- a/src/netbase.cpp
+++ b/src/netbase.cpp
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ bool Socks5(const std::string& strDest, uint16_t port, const ProxyCredentials* a
             vAuth.insert(vAuth.end(), auth->username.begin(), auth->username.end());
             vAuth.push_back(auth->password.size());
             vAuth.insert(vAuth.end(), auth->password.begin(), auth->password.end());
-            sock.SendComplete(vAuth, g_socks5_recv_timeout, g_socks5_interrupt);
             LogDebug(BCLog::PROXY, "SOCKS5 sending username/password authentication\n");
+            sock.SendComplete(vAuth, g_socks5_recv_timeout, g_socks5_interrupt);
             uint8_t pchRetA[2];
             if (InterruptibleRecv(pchRetA, 2, g_socks5_recv_timeout, sock) != IntrRecvError::OK) {
                 LogError("Error reading proxy authentication response\n");