diff --git a/gadget-drone/src/gadget-drone.ts b/gadget-drone/src/gadget-drone.ts
index 33c426a..7379237 100644
--- a/gadget-drone/src/gadget-drone.ts
+++ b/gadget-drone/src/gadget-drone.ts
@@ -546,10 +546,11 @@ class GadgetDrone extends GadgetProcess {
     }
 
     if (newMode) {
+      const previousMode = this.workspaceMode;
       this.workspaceMode = newMode;
       this.socket!.emit("workspaceModeChanged", this.workspaceMode);
       this.log.info("workspace mode changed", {
-        previousMode: this.workspaceMode,
+        previousMode,
         newMode,
       });
       return cb(true, this.workspaceMode);