diff --git a/sql/executor.go b/sql/executor.go
index dbfef1e97143..0c486a4b8f85 100644
--- a/sql/executor.go
+++ b/sql/executor.go
@@ -881,6 +881,9 @@ func (e *Executor) execStmtInOpenTxn(
 	planMaker.evalCtx.SetTxnTimestamp(txnState.sqlTimestamp)
 	planMaker.evalCtx.SetStmtTimestamp(e.cfg.Clock.PhysicalTime())
 
+	session := planMaker.session
+	log.Event(session.context, stmt.String())
+
 	// TODO(cdo): Figure out how to not double count on retries.
 	e.updateStmtCounts(stmt)
 	switch s := stmt.(type) {
@@ -980,9 +983,6 @@ func (e *Executor) execStmtInOpenTxn(
 		return Result{PGTag: s.StatementTag()}, nil
 	}
 
-	session := planMaker.session
-	log.Event(session.context, stmt.String())
-
 	result, err := e.execStmt(stmt, planMaker, implicitTxn /* autoCommit */)
 	if err != nil {
 		if traceSQL {