diff --git a/src/launchpad.cpp b/src/launchpad.cpp
index e13438d..1eaaaa8 100644
--- a/src/launchpad.cpp
+++ b/src/launchpad.cpp
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ std::string launchpad::build_full_url(const std::string& endpoint) const {
 std::optional<std::string> launchpad::api_get(const std::string& endpoint, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& params) const {
     std::string url = build_full_url(endpoint);
     if (url.empty()) {
-        std::cerr << "Internal error: please include the following info in a bug report:" << std::endl;
         if (!params.empty()) {
+            std::cerr << "Internal error: please include the following info in a bug report:" << std::endl;
             for (const auto& [key, value] : params) {
                 std::cerr << url_encode(key) + "=" + url_encode(value) + "&";
             }
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ std::optional<std::string> launchpad::api_post(
     const std::string& token_secret_override
 ) {
     if (endpoint.empty()) {
-        std::cerr << "Internal error: please include the following info in a bug report:" << std::endl;
         if (!params.empty()) {
+            std::cerr << "Internal error: please include the following info in a bug report:" << std::endl;
             for (const auto& [key, value] : params) {
                 std::cerr << url_encode(key) + "=" + url_encode(value) + "&";
             }