diff --git a/filepathfilter/filepathfilter.go b/filepathfilter/filepathfilter.go
index 691dc160..a34c545c 100644
--- a/filepathfilter/filepathfilter.go
+++ b/filepathfilter/filepathfilter.go
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func (f *Filter) Allows(filename string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	tracerx.Printf("filepathfilter: rejecting %q via %v", filename, f.include)
 	if !included && len(f.include) > 0 {
+		tracerx.Printf("filepathfilter: rejecting %q via %v", filename, f.include)
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/t/t-checkout.sh b/t/t-checkout.sh
index 4cce1345..ae2dd917 100755
--- a/t/t-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t-checkout.sh
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ begin_test "checkout"
   rm -rf file1.dat file2.dat file3.dat folder1/nested.dat folder2/nested.dat
 
   echo "checkout should replace all"
-  git lfs checkout 2>&1 | tee checkout.log
+  GIT_TRACE=1 git lfs checkout 2>&1 | tee checkout.log
   [ "$contents" = "$(cat file1.dat)" ]
   [ "$contents" = "$(cat file2.dat)" ]
   [ "$contents" = "$(cat file3.dat)" ]
   [ "$contents" = "$(cat folder1/nested.dat)" ]
   [ "$contents" = "$(cat folder2/nested.dat)" ]
   grep "Checking out LFS objects: 100% (5/5), 95 B" checkout.log
+  grep 'accepting "file1.dat"' checkout.log
+  ! grep 'rejecting "file1.dat"' checkout.log
 
   # Remove the working directory
   rm -rf file1.dat file2.dat file3.dat folder1/nested.dat folder2/nested.dat