diff --git a/src/main/resources/xlr/WaitForReleaseStatus.py b/src/main/resources/xlr/WaitForReleaseStatus.py
index 636737b..7a00b05 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/xlr/WaitForReleaseStatus.py
+++ b/src/main/resources/xlr/WaitForReleaseStatus.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 
 targetRelease = xlr.get_release(releaseApi, targetId)
 status = str(targetRelease.getStatus())
+task.setStatusLine('Release is %s' % status.lower().replace('_', ' '))
 if status in accepted_statuses:
     targetStatus = status
 else:
     # continue polling
-    task.setStatusLine('Release is %s' % status.lower().replace('_', ' '))
     task.schedule('xlr/WaitForReleaseStatus.py')