diff --git a/java/google/registry/dns/DnsQueue.java b/java/google/registry/dns/DnsQueue.java
index dffb287e1..82af080b9 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/dns/DnsQueue.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/dns/DnsQueue.java
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ public class DnsQueue {
    * Enqueues the given task type with the given target name to the DNS queue.
    */
   private TaskHandle addToQueue(TargetType targetType, String targetName, String tld) {
-    int numTasks = queue.fetchStatistics().getNumTasks();
     logger.infofmt(
         "Adding task type=%s, target=%s, tld=%s to pull queue %s (%d tasks currently on queue)",
-        targetType, targetName, tld, DNS_PULL_QUEUE_NAME, numTasks);
+        targetType, targetName, tld, DNS_PULL_QUEUE_NAME, queue.fetchStatistics().getNumTasks());
     return queue.add(TaskOptions.Builder
         .withDefaults()
         .method(Method.PULL)