diff --git a/app/models/apple/publisher.rb b/app/models/apple/publisher.rb
index 188a1434b..e23d2a2c4 100644
--- a/app/models/apple/publisher.rb
+++ b/app/models/apple/publisher.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ def only_episodes_with_apple_state(eps)
       # Only select episodes that have an remote apple state,
       # as determined by the sync log
       eps.reject do |ep|
-        Rails.logger.info("Episode lacks remote Apple state", {episode_id: ep.feeder_id}) if
+        Rails.logger.info("Episode lacks remote Apple state", {episode_id: ep.feeder_id}) if ep.apple_new?
+
         ep.apple_new?
       end
     end