diff --git a/logging.lua b/logging.lua
index 87d60e0..df0b22d 100644
--- a/logging.lua
+++ b/logging.lua
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ function RecursionSentinel.remove(knownTables, value)
 end
 
 local function cloneNonRecursive(inValue, sentinels)
-  if type(inValue) == "table" then
+  local value = LogPlain.getValue(inValue)
+  if type(value) == "table" then
     local wrapLogPlain = LogPlain.is(inValue) and function(v) return LogPlain.of(v, inValue.deep) end or function(v) return v end
-    local value = LogPlain.getValue(inValue)
     if RecursionSentinel.isKnown(sentinels, value) then
       return wrapLogPlain(RecursionSentinel.getSentinel(sentinels, value))
     end