diff --git a/shadowsocks-crond.sh b/shadowsocks-crond.sh
index 0631856..aa70b2b 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-crond.sh
+++ b/shadowsocks-crond.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 name=Shadowsocks
 # log path
 path=/var/log
+# check log path
+[[ ! -d $path ]] && mkdir -p $path
 # log file
 log=$path/shadowsocks-crond.log
 # shadowsocks-python bin path(centos)
@@ -35,11 +37,6 @@ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# check log path
-if [ ! -d $path ]; then
-    mkdir -p $path
-fi
-
 # check status & auto start
 if [[ -z $pid ]]; then
     echo "`date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"` $name is not running" >> $log