diff --git a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/ChangeLog b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/ChangeLog
index 8a9cc08dd..377624de2 100644
--- a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/ChangeLog
+++ b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2011-12-08  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
+
+	* GCSFolder.m (-releaseChannel:): perform the debug logging BEFORE
+	the channel is released, to avoid a crash.
+
+	* GCSFolderManager.m (-releaseChannel:): perform the debug logging BEFORE
+	the channel is released, to avoid a crash.
+
 2011-11-14  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
 	* GCSFolder.m
diff --git a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolder.m b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolder.m
index 7d87f17e1..51a931f7f 100644
--- a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolder.m
+++ b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolder.m
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ static GCSStringFormatter *stringFormatter = nil;
 }
 
 - (void)releaseChannel:(EOAdaptorChannel *)_channel {
+  if (debugOn) [self debugWithFormat:@"releasing channel: %@", _channel];
   [[self _channelManager] releaseChannel:_channel];
-  if (debugOn) [self debugWithFormat:@"released channel: %@", _channel];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)canConnectStore {
diff --git a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolderManager.m b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolderManager.m
index 0078f9b68..f333c9951 100644
--- a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolderManager.m
+++ b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GCSFolderManager.m
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ static NSCharacterSet *asciiAlphaNumericCS  = nil;
   return ch;
 }
 - (void)releaseChannel:(EOAdaptorChannel *)_channel {
+  if (debugOn) [self debugWithFormat:@"releasing channel: %@", _channel];
   [[self channelManager] releaseChannel:_channel];
-  if (debugOn) [self debugWithFormat:@"released channel: %@", _channel];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)canConnect {