diff --git a/clearml/cli/task/__main__.py b/clearml/cli/task/__main__.py
index ac3e8dd1..4e807fb2 100644
--- a/clearml/cli/task/__main__.py
+++ b/clearml/cli/task/__main__.py
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@ def cli():
         # update Task args
         create_populate.update_task_args(args.args)
 
+        # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+        create_populate.task._set_runtime_properties({"_CLEARML_TASK": True})
+
         print('New task created id={}'.format(create_populate.get_id()))
         if not args.queue:
             print('Warning: No queue was provided, leaving task in draft-mode.')
             exit(0)
 
-        # noinspection PyProtectedMember
-        create_populate.task._set_runtime_properties({"_CLEARML_TASK": True})
         Task.enqueue(create_populate.task, queue_name=args.queue)
         print('Task id={} sent for execution on queue {}'.format(create_populate.get_id(), args.queue))
         print('Execution log at: {}'.format(create_populate.task.get_output_log_web_page()))