diff --git a/Source/RMG-Core/Callback.cpp b/Source/RMG-Core/Callback.cpp
index c3c42c22..5297a70b 100644
--- a/Source/RMG-Core/Callback.cpp
+++ b/Source/RMG-Core/Callback.cpp
@@ -28,14 +28,19 @@ static bool l_PrintCallbacks = false;
 
 void CoreDebugCallback(void* context, int level, const char* message)
 {
+    std::string contextString((const char*)context);
+    std::string messageString(message);
+
+    if (l_PrintCallbacks)
+    {
+        std::cout << contextString << messageString << std::endl;
+    }
+
     if (!l_SetupCallbacks)
     {
         return;
     }
 
-    std::string contextString((const char*)context);
-    std::string messageString(message);
-
     // convert string encoding accordingly
     if (messageString.starts_with("IS64:"))
     {
@@ -46,11 +51,6 @@ void CoreDebugCallback(void* context, int level, const char* message)
         messageString = CoreConvertStringEncoding(message, CoreStringEncoding::Shift_JIS);
     }
 
-    if (l_PrintCallbacks)
-    {
-        std::cout << contextString << messageString << std::endl;
-    }
-
     l_DebugCallbackFunc((CoreDebugMessageType)level, contextString, messageString);
 }