diff --git a/kvm-install-vm b/kvm-install-vm
index 991eebc..ee1b781 100755
--- a/kvm-install-vm
+++ b/kvm-install-vm
@@ -727,10 +727,12 @@ _EOF_
     outputn "Cleaning up cloud-init files"
     rm -f $USER_DATA $META_DATA $CI_ISO && ok
 
+    MAC=$(virsh dumpxml ${VMNAME} | awk -F\' '/mac address/ {print $2}')
+    output "MAC address: ${MAC}"
+
     if [ -f "/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/${BRIDGE}.status" ]
     then
         outputn "Waiting for domain to get an IP address"
-        MAC=$(virsh dumpxml ${VMNAME} | awk -F\' '/mac address/ {print $2}')
         while true
         do
             IP=$(grep -B1 $MAC /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/$BRIDGE.status | head \