diff --git a/nohang b/nohang
index 2a792f2..5c97bd9 100755
--- a/nohang
+++ b/nohang
@@ -2094,9 +2094,12 @@ stdout.flush()
 
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+
+psi_avg_string = ''  # will be overwritten if PSI monitoring enabled
+
+
 if psi_support and not ignore_psi:
     psi_t0 = time()
-    psi_avg_string = ''  # will be overwritten if PSI monitoring enabled
 
 
 if print_mem_check_results: