diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index c5d4bb876..702cc4da6 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -1216,6 +1216,8 @@ impl RequestHandler for Vmm {
 
     fn vm_boot(&mut self) -> result::Result<(), VmError> {
         tracer::start();
+        info!("Booting VM");
+        event!("vm", "booting");
         let r = {
             trace_scoped!("vm_boot");
             // If we don't have a config, we can not boot a VM.
@@ -1269,6 +1271,9 @@ impl RequestHandler for Vmm {
             }
         };
         tracer::end();
+        if r.is_ok() {
+            event!("vm", "booted");
+        }
         r
     }
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index 63a2cee56..c61cfa643 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -2067,8 +2067,6 @@ impl Vm {
 
     pub fn boot(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         trace_scoped!("Vm::boot");
-        info!("Booting VM");
-        event!("vm", "booting");
         let current_state = self.get_state()?;
         if current_state == VmState::Paused {
             return self.resume().map_err(Error::Resume);
@@ -2185,7 +2183,6 @@ impl Vm {
 
         let mut state = self.state.try_write().map_err(|_| Error::PoisonedState)?;
         *state = new_state;
-        event!("vm", "booted");
         Ok(())
     }