diff --git a/scripts/start-configuration b/scripts/start-configuration
index bd63055670e..62e0b1b03c6 100755
--- a/scripts/start-configuration
+++ b/scripts/start-configuration
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ if [ ! -e /data/eula.txt ]; then
   writeEula
 fi
 
+if isTrue "${DEBUG_MEMORY:-false}"; then
+  log "Memory usage and availability (in MB)"
+  uname -a
+  free -m
+fi
+
 ##########################################
 # Setup RCON password
 
diff --git a/scripts/start-finalExec b/scripts/start-finalExec
index 7445dbc036b..6d5e640b341 100755
--- a/scripts/start-finalExec
+++ b/scripts/start-finalExec
@@ -192,12 +192,6 @@ if isTrue "${USE_SIMD_FLAGS}"; then
   "
 fi
 
-if isTrue "${DEBUG_MEMORY}"; then
-  log "Memory usage and availability (in MB)"
-  uname -a
-  free -m
-fi
-
 if [[ ${INIT_MEMORY} || ${MAX_MEMORY} ]]; then
   log "Setting initial memory to ${INIT_MEMORY:=${MEMORY}} and max to ${MAX_MEMORY:=${MEMORY}}"
   if [[ ${INIT_MEMORY} ]]; then