diff --git a/roles/test-upload-logs-swift/library/zuul_swift_upload.py b/roles/test-upload-logs-swift/library/zuul_swift_upload.py
index 0e90f8053..e5f272a37 100755
--- a/roles/test-upload-logs-swift/library/zuul_swift_upload.py
+++ b/roles/test-upload-logs-swift/library/zuul_swift_upload.py
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ class Uploader():
     def __init__(self, cloud, container, prefix=None, delete_after=None,
                  public=True, dry_run=False):
 
+        self.dry_run = dry_run
         if dry_run:
-            self.dry_run = True
             self.url = 'http://dry-run-url.com/a/path/'
             return