diff --git a/vcr/cassette.py b/vcr/cassette.py
index 3e5081e..7fb884d 100644
--- a/vcr/cassette.py
+++ b/vcr/cassette.py
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ class Cassette:
 
     def append(self, request, response):
         """Add a request, response pair to this cassette"""
-        log.info("Appending request %s and response %s", request, response)
         request = self._before_record_request(request)
         if not request:
             return
+        log.info("Appending request %s and response %s", request, response)
         # Deepcopy is here because mutation of `response` will corrupt the
         # real response.
         response = copy.deepcopy(response)