diff --git a/library/cpp/sandesh_state_machine.cc b/library/cpp/sandesh_state_machine.cc
index a619b21c..a618d18b 100644
--- a/library/cpp/sandesh_state_machine.cc
+++ b/library/cpp/sandesh_state_machine.cc
@@ -781,9 +781,10 @@ void SandeshStateMachine::SetSandeshMessageDropLevel(size_t queue_count,
             Sandesh::LevelToString(level) << "], SM QUEUE COUNT: " <<
             queue_count);
         message_drop_level_ = level;
-        if (!cb.empty()) {
-            cb();
-        }
+    }
+    // Always invoke the callback
+    if (!cb.empty()) {
+        cb();
     }
 }