diff --git a/applicationinsights-android/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/library/Sender.java b/applicationinsights-android/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/library/Sender.java
index a32aa67..35a1c12 100644
--- a/applicationinsights-android/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/library/Sender.java
+++ b/applicationinsights-android/src/main/java/com/microsoft/applicationinsights/library/Sender.java
@@ -164,11 +164,12 @@ protected void sendRequestWithPayload(String payload, File fileToSend) throws IO
         try {
             if(ApplicationInsights.isDeveloperMode()) {
                 InternalLogging.info(TAG, "Logging payload", payload);
-                writer = getWriter(connection);
-                writer.write(payload);
-                writer.flush();
             }
 
+            writer = getWriter(connection);
+            writer.write(payload);
+            writer.flush();
+
             // Starts the query
             connection.connect();