diff --git a/src/logging/LogItem.ts b/src/logging/LogItem.ts
index 4fb8daa0..f9262db7 100644
--- a/src/logging/LogItem.ts
+++ b/src/logging/LogItem.ts
@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ export class LogItem implements ILogItem {
         if (this.end) {
             console.trace("log item is finished, additional logs will likely not be recorded");
         }
-        let result: T | Promise<T>;
         try {
-            result = callback(this);
+            const result = callback(this);
             if (result instanceof Promise) {
                 return result.then(promiseResult => {
                     this.finish();