diff --git a/packages/spike/src/ai.ts b/packages/spike/src/ai.ts
index 595f992..7e2dc5f 100644
--- a/packages/spike/src/ai.ts
+++ b/packages/spike/src/ai.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ export const respondToUserMessage = async (msg: OmitPartialGroupDMChannel<Messag
     msg.channel.sendTyping()
   })
 
-  console.log(`🌭 sending`, msg.content)
-
   return await respond(msg.content, agent, msg.channel.id, context)
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +66,8 @@ const respond = async (
       const content = `An error occurred while generating Spike's response: ${error}`
       console.error(`💥 ${content}`, error)
       history.push(system(content))
+
+      console.log(`🌭 sending`, content)
       return content
     }
   }