diff --git a/indexing-service/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/indexing/seekablestream/SeekableStreamIndexTaskRunner.java b/indexing-service/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/indexing/seekablestream/SeekableStreamIndexTaskRunner.java
index 6f0728d2c0b..ffede95c1e6 100644
--- a/indexing-service/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/indexing/seekablestream/SeekableStreamIndexTaskRunner.java
+++ b/indexing-service/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/indexing/seekablestream/SeekableStreamIndexTaskRunner.java
@@ -1279,8 +1279,8 @@ public abstract class SeekableStreamIndexTaskRunner<PartitionIdType, SequenceOff
         status = Status.PAUSED;
         hasPaused.signalAll();
 
+        log.debug("Received pause command, pausing ingestion until resumed.");
         while (pauseRequested) {
-          log.debug("Received pause command, pausing ingestion until resumed.");
           shouldResume.await();
         }