diff --git a/Command/AddComputed.hs b/Command/AddComputed.hs
index b0127b10ba..f54f2de802 100644
--- a/Command/AddComputed.hs
+++ b/Command/AddComputed.hs
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ perform o r = do
 		, Remote.Compute.computeReproducible = False
 		}
 	fast <- Annex.getRead Annex.fast
-	showOutput
 	Remote.Compute.runComputeProgram program state
 		(Remote.Compute.ImmutableState False)
 		(getInputContent fast)
diff --git a/Remote/Compute.hs b/Remote/Compute.hs
index 2903f926b2..60b2e30185 100644
--- a/Remote/Compute.hs
+++ b/Remote/Compute.hs
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ runComputeProgram (ComputeProgram program) state (ImmutableState immutablestate)
 			 , std_out = CreatePipe
 			 , env = Just environ
 			 }
+		showOutput
 		starttime <- liftIO currentMonotonicTimestamp
 		state' <- bracket
 			(liftIO $ createProcess pr)