diff --git a/installer b/installer
index fb98f52..b9f09af 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -1117,6 +1117,8 @@ part_format()
 	local fs="$2"
 	local delay="$3"
 
+	msg "File System Format" "\nFormatting $part as $fs\n" 0
+
 	if [[ $fs == 'f2fs' && -z $PF2FS ]]; then
 		modprobe f2fs
 		PF2FS=true
@@ -1127,7 +1129,6 @@ part_format()
 		sleep 1
 	fi
 
-	msg "File System Format" "\nFormatting $part as $fs\n" 0
 	mkfs.$fs ${FS_CMD_FLAGS[$fs]} "$part" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR" || mkfs.$fs ${FS_CMD_FLAGS[$fs]} "$part" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
 	errshow 0 "mkfs.$fs ${FS_CMD_FLAGS[$fs]} $part" || return 1
 	sleep "$delay"