diff --git a/internal/upload/run_test.go b/internal/upload/run_test.go
index e788d9f..c2cb08e 100644
--- a/internal/upload/run_test.go
+++ b/internal/upload/run_test.go
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 	for i, upload := range uploads {
 		var got telemetry.Report
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(upload, &got); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
+			t.Fatalf("error unmarshalling uploaded report: %v\ncontents:%s", err, upload)
 		}
 		if got, want := len(got.Programs), 1; got != want {
 			t.Fatalf("got %d programs in upload #%d, want %d", got, i, want)
diff --git a/internal/upload/upload.go b/internal/upload/upload.go
index 2a3bf70..aa0f4f0 100644
--- a/internal/upload/upload.go
+++ b/internal/upload/upload.go
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@
 	fdate = fdate[len(fdate)-len("2006-01-02"):]
 
 	newname := filepath.Join(u.dir.UploadDir(), fdate+".json")
-	if _, err := os.Stat(newname); err == nil {
-		// Another process uploaded but failed to clean up (or hasn't yet cleaned
-		// up). Ensure that cleanup occurs.
-		_ = os.Remove(fname)
-		return false
-	}
 
 	// Lock the upload, to prevent duplicate uploads.
 	{
@@ -84,6 +78,14 @@
 		defer os.Remove(lockname)
 	}
 
+	if _, err := os.Stat(newname); err == nil {
+		// Another process uploaded but failed to clean up (or hasn't yet cleaned
+		// up). Ensure that cleanup occurs.
+		u.logger.Printf("After acquire: report already uploaded")
+		_ = os.Remove(fname)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	endpoint := u.uploadServerURL + "/" + fdate
 	b := bytes.NewReader(buf)
 	resp, err := http.Post(endpoint, "application/json", b)