diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
index 982bead296a..27af0424f3c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ class WebSocketHandler:
                 if message is None:
                     break
 
-                self._logger.debug("Sending %s", message)
-
                 if not isinstance(message, str):
                     message = message_to_json(message)
 
+                self._logger.debug("Sending %s", message)
+
                 await self.wsock.send_str(message)
 
         # Clean up the peaker checker when we shut down the writer