diff --git a/src/services/item_service.rs b/src/services/item_service.rs
index 1ce1cff..39a24cd 100644
--- a/src/services/item_service.rs
+++ b/src/services/item_service.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,30 @@ impl ItemService {
                db::add_meta(&tx, item_id, k, v)?;
             }
         }
+
+        // Print the "KEEP: New item" message before starting to read input
+        if !settings.quiet {
+            if std::io::stderr().is_terminal() {
+                let mut t = term::stderr().unwrap();
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
+                let _ = write!(t, "KEEP:");
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = write!(t, " New item ");
+                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
+                let _ = write!(t, "{item_id}");
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = write!(t, "  tags: ");
+                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
+                let _ = write!(t, "{}", tags.join(" "));
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = writeln!(t);
+                let _ = std::io::stderr().flush();
+            } else {
+                let mut t = std::io::stderr();
+                let _ = writeln!(t, "KEEP: New item: {}  tags: {:?}", item_id, tags);
+            }
+        }
         
         let mut plugins = self.meta_service.get_plugins(cmd, settings);
         debug!("ITEM_SERVICE: Got {} meta plugins", plugins.len());
@@ -209,29 +233,6 @@ impl ItemService {
         
         tx.commit()?;
         debug!("ITEM_SERVICE: Transaction committed successfully");
-
-        if !settings.quiet {
-            if std::io::stderr().is_terminal() {
-                let mut t = term::stderr().unwrap();
-                let _ = t.reset();
-                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
-                let _ = write!(t, "KEEP:");
-                let _ = t.reset();
-                let _ = write!(t, " New item ");
-                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
-                let _ = write!(t, "{item_id}");
-                let _ = t.reset();
-                let _ = write!(t, "  tags: ");
-                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
-                let _ = write!(t, "{}", tags.join(" "));
-                let _ = t.reset();
-                let _ = writeln!(t);
-                let _ = std::io::stderr().flush();
-            } else {
-                let mut t = std::io::stderr();
-                let _ = writeln!(t, "KEEP: New item: {}  tags: {:?}", item_id, tags);
-            }
-        }
         
         debug!("ITEM_SERVICE: Getting final item with metadata");
         self.get_item(conn, item_id)