diff --git a/test/download_utils.py b/test/download_utils.py
index de7de82c71b..a4f94d8de43 100644
--- a/test/download_utils.py
+++ b/test/download_utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import urllib.request
 
 
 def download_from_url(url, archive):
+    print(f"Fetching: {url}")
     last_print_time = time.time()
 
     def progress_hook(progress_bytes, total_size):
diff --git a/test/get_previous_releases.py b/test/get_previous_releases.py
index bd83c7873d9..cd77c55e461 100755
--- a/test/get_previous_releases.py
+++ b/test/get_previous_releases.py
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ def download_binary(tag, args) -> int:
     archive = f'bitcoin-{tag[1:]}-{host}.{archive_format}'
     archive_url = f'https://bitcoincore.org/{bin_path}/{archive}'
 
-    print(f'Fetching: {archive_url}')
-
     try:
         download_from_url(archive_url, archive)
     except Exception as e: