diff --git a/helpers/utils b/helpers/utils
index 6e4a7ad8c..98e610f21 100644
--- a/helpers/utils
+++ b/helpers/utils
@@ -554,8 +554,6 @@ ynh_replace_vars() {
     # Manage arguments with getopts
     ynh_handle_getopts_args "$@"
 
-    set +o xtrace # set +x
-
     # Replace specific YunoHost variables
     if test -n "${path_url:-}"; then
         # path_url_slash_less is path_url, or a blank value if path_url is only '/'
@@ -586,6 +584,8 @@ ynh_replace_vars() {
     # List other unique (__ __) variables in $file
     local uniques_vars=($(grep -oP '__[A-Z0-9]+?[A-Z0-9_]*?[A-Z0-9]*?__' $file | sort --unique | sed "s@__\([^.]*\)__@\L\1@g"))
 
+    set +o xtrace # set +x
+
     # Do the replacement
     local delimit=@
     for one_var in "${uniques_vars[@]}"; do