diff --git a/common/ubiformat.c b/common/ubiformat.c
index 9fe1c7c..0811525 100644
--- a/common/ubiformat.c
+++ b/common/ubiformat.c
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@
 		int err, new_len;
 		long long ec;
 
+		if (si->ec[eb] == EB_BAD)
+			continue;
+
 		if (!args->quiet && !args->verbose) {
 			if (is_timeout(lastprint, 300 * MSECOND) ||
 			    eb == eb_cnt - 1) {
@@ -244,9 +247,6 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (si->ec[eb] == EB_BAD)
-			continue;
-
 		if (args->verbose) {
 			normsg_cont("eraseblock %d: erase", eb);
 		}
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@
 	for (eb = start_eb; eb < eb_cnt; eb++) {
 		long long ec;
 
+		if (si->ec[eb] == EB_BAD)
+			continue;
+
 		if (!args->quiet && !args->verbose) {
 			if (is_timeout(lastprint, 300 * MSECOND) ||
 			    eb == eb_cnt - 1) {
@@ -366,9 +369,6 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (si->ec[eb] == EB_BAD)
-			continue;
-
 		if (args->override_ec)
 			ec = args->ec;
 		else if (si->ec[eb] <= EC_MAX)