diff --git a/controllers/tlspolicies_validator.go b/controllers/tlspolicies_validator.go
index 633178c55..694e7367e 100644
--- a/controllers/tlspolicies_validator.go
+++ b/controllers/tlspolicies_validator.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (r *TLSPoliciesValidator) Validate(ctx context.Context, _ []controller.Reso
 
 	policies := lo.Filter(topology.Policies().Items(), filterForTLSPolicies)
 	logger.V(1).Info("validating tls policies", "policies", len(policies))
+	defer logger.V(1).Info("finished validating tls policies")
 
 	state.Store(TLSPolicyAcceptedKey, lo.SliceToMap(policies, func(p machinery.Policy) (string, error) {
 		if err := r.isMissingDependency(); err != nil {
@@ -79,8 +80,6 @@ func (r *TLSPoliciesValidator) Validate(ctx context.Context, _ []controller.Reso
 		return p.GetLocator(), nil
 	}))
 
-	logger.V(1).Info("finished validating tls policies")
-
 	return nil
 }