diff --git a/web3.js/examples/budget-timestamp.js b/web3.js/examples/budget-timestamp.js
index cc1e153268..d34db5d3a6 100644
--- a/web3.js/examples/budget-timestamp.js
+++ b/web3.js/examples/budget-timestamp.js
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ function confirmTransaction(signature) {
   console.log('Confirming transaction:', signature);
   return connection.getSignatureStatus(signature).then(confirmation => {
     if (confirmation && 'Ok' in confirmation) {
+      console.log('Transaction confirmed');
+    } else {
       throw new Error(`Transaction was not confirmed (${confirmation})`);
     }
-    console.log('Transaction confirmed');
   });
 }