diff --git a/lib/handleError.js b/lib/handleError.js
index 34468e8..5f2c48b 100644
--- a/lib/handleError.js
+++ b/lib/handleError.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function handleError (reporter) {
     }
 
     const fullUrl = req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + req.originalUrl
-    let logFn
+    const logFn = err.weak ? reporter.logger.warn : reporter.logger.error
     let msg
     let isJSON = false
 
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ function handleError (reporter) {
       res.status(statusCode != null ? statusCode : 400)
     }
 
-    logFn = err.weak ? reporter.logger.warn : reporter.logger.error
-
     if (
       (req.get('Content-Type') &&
       (req.get('Content-Type').indexOf('application/json') !== -1)) ||