diff --git a/lib/utils/config/index.js b/lib/utils/config/index.js
index 47b8815e8..0ba706cfe 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/index.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/index.js
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ function storeConfig(config) {
   try {
     writeFileAtomic.sync(serverlessrcPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
   } catch (error) {
-    if (process.env.SLS_DEBUG) process.stdout.write(`${chalk.red(error.stack)}\n`);
-    process.stdout.write(
-      `Serverless: ${chalk.red(`Unable to store serverless config due to ${error.code} error`)}\n`
-    );
+    if (process.env.SLS_DEBUG) {
+      process.stdout.write(`${chalk.red(error.stack)}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(
+        `Serverless: ${chalk.red(`Unable to store serverless config due to ${error.code} error`)}\n`
+      );
+    }
     try {
       return JSON.parse(readFileSync(serverlessrcPath));
     } catch (readError) {