diff --git a/packages/ditto/utils/logi.ts b/packages/ditto/utils/logi.ts
index 4b764201..67217c7f 100644
--- a/packages/ditto/utils/logi.ts
+++ b/packages/ditto/utils/logi.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ const pair = (key: string, value: LogiValue | undefined) => {
 
 export const createLogiHandler = (conf: DittoConf, defaultHandler: LogiHandler) => (log: LogiLog) => {
   const { fmt, level, scopes } = conf.logConfig;
-  if (fmt === 'jsonl') return defaultHandler(log);
   if (!isLevel(level)) throw new Error(`Invalid log level ${level} specified`);
   if (!lowerLevels[level].includes(log.level)) return;
   if (scopes.length && !scopes.some((scope) => scope.startsWith(log.ns))) return;
+  if (fmt === 'jsonl') return defaultHandler(log);
+
   const message = prettyPrint(log.message || log.msg || '');
   const remaining = Object.entries(log)
     .filter(([key]) => !['ns', 'level', 'message', 'msg'].includes(key));