diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
index ffdbcc878..edcf2b389 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ const getCandidatesList = async (
       readableContent: htmlToMarkdown(item.readableContent),
     })) // convert the html content to markdown
 
+  console.timeEnd('getCandidatesList')
+
   if (dedupedCandidates.length === 0) {
     logger.info('No new candidates found')
 
@@ -211,8 +213,6 @@ const getCandidatesList = async (
   const candidateIds = selectedCandidates.map((item) => item.id).join(',')
   await redisDataSource.redisClient?.set(key, candidateIds)
 
-  console.timeEnd('getCandidatesList')
-
   return selectedCandidates
 }