diff --git a/core/event_handler/EventHandler.cpp b/core/event_handler/EventHandler.cpp
index 279fb88568..b12d6796df 100644
--- a/core/event_handler/EventHandler.cpp
+++ b/core/event_handler/EventHandler.cpp
@@ -860,11 +860,11 @@ void ModifyHandler::HandleTimeOut() {
         LogFileReaderPtrArray& readerArray = readerIter->second;
         // donot check file delete flag or close ptr when array size > 1
         if (readerArray.size() > 1) {
-            ++readerIter;
-            actioned = true;
             LOG_DEBUG(sLogger,
                       ("HandleTimeOut filename", readerIter->first)("dir", readerArray[0]->GetLogPath().c_str())(
                           "action", "continue")("reason", "reader array size > 1"));
+            ++readerIter;
+            actioned = true;
             continue;
         }