diff --git a/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts b/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts
index 83ac3f05..7ba65c1c 100644
--- a/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ export class CrossSigning {
             log.set({publishedMasterKey: publisedEd25519Key, derivedPublicKey});
             this._isMasterKeyTrusted = !!publisedEd25519Key && publisedEd25519Key === derivedPublicKey;
             if (!this._isMasterKeyTrusted) {
-                return MSKVerification.DerivedPubKeyMismatch;
                 log.set("failure", "mismatch");
+                return MSKVerification.DerivedPubKeyMismatch;
             }
             return MSKVerification.Valid;
         });