diff --git a/nbd/client.c b/nbd/client.c
index d9b7a9b07e..1593cd6c0e 100644
--- a/nbd/client.c
+++ b/nbd/client.c
@@ -628,16 +628,16 @@ ssize_t nbd_send_request(QIOChannel *ioc, struct nbd_request *request)
     uint8_t buf[NBD_REQUEST_SIZE];
     ssize_t ret;
 
+    TRACE("Sending request to server: "
+          "{ .from = %" PRIu64", .len = %u, .handle = %" PRIu64", .type=%i}",
+          request->from, request->len, request->handle, request->type);
+
     cpu_to_be32w((uint32_t*)buf, NBD_REQUEST_MAGIC);
     cpu_to_be32w((uint32_t*)(buf + 4), request->type);
     cpu_to_be64w((uint64_t*)(buf + 8), request->handle);
     cpu_to_be64w((uint64_t*)(buf + 16), request->from);
     cpu_to_be32w((uint32_t*)(buf + 24), request->len);
 
-    TRACE("Sending request to server: "
-          "{ .from = %" PRIu64", .len = %u, .handle = %" PRIu64", .type=%i}",
-          request->from, request->len, request->handle, request->type);
-
     ret = write_sync(ioc, buf, sizeof(buf));
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
diff --git a/nbd/server.c b/nbd/server.c
index 98e3957605..6d9c15a0b0 100644
--- a/nbd/server.c
+++ b/nbd/server.c
@@ -656,6 +656,9 @@ static ssize_t nbd_send_reply(QIOChannel *ioc, struct nbd_reply *reply)
 
     reply->error = system_errno_to_nbd_errno(reply->error);
 
+    TRACE("Sending response to client: { .error = %d, handle = %" PRIu64 " }",
+          reply->error, reply->handle);
+
     /* Reply
        [ 0 ..  3]    magic   (NBD_REPLY_MAGIC)
        [ 4 ..  7]    error   (0 == no error)
@@ -665,8 +668,6 @@ static ssize_t nbd_send_reply(QIOChannel *ioc, struct nbd_reply *reply)
     stl_be_p(buf + 4, reply->error);
     stq_be_p(buf + 8, reply->handle);
 
-    TRACE("Sending response to client");
-
     ret = write_sync(ioc, buf, sizeof(buf));
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;