diff --git a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Commands/RestoreCommand/RestoreCommand.cs b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Commands/RestoreCommand/RestoreCommand.cs
index 3052cce2942..1108f6b3f3f 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Commands/RestoreCommand/RestoreCommand.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Commands/RestoreCommand/RestoreCommand.cs
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ public async Task<RestoreResult> ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken token)
                     telemetry.TelemetryEvent[IsCentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled] = isCentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled;
                 }
 
+                bool auditEnabled = AuditUtility.ParseEnableValue(
+                    _request.Project.RestoreMetadata?.RestoreAuditProperties,
+                    _request.Project.FilePath,
+                    _logger);
+                telemetry.TelemetryEvent[AuditEnabled] = auditEnabled ? "enabled" : "disabled";
+
                 var restoreTime = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
                 // Local package folders (non-sources)
@@ -340,11 +346,6 @@ await _logger.LogAsync(RestoreLogMessage.CreateWarning(NuGetLogCode.NU1803,
                     });
                 }
 
-                bool auditEnabled = AuditUtility.ParseEnableValue(
-                    _request.Project.RestoreMetadata?.RestoreAuditProperties,
-                    _request.Project.FilePath,
-                    _logger);
-                telemetry.TelemetryEvent[AuditEnabled] = auditEnabled ? "enabled" : "disabled";
                 bool auditRan = false;
                 if (auditEnabled)
                 {
diff --git a/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Commands.Test/RestoreCommandTests/RestoreCommandTests.cs b/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Commands.Test/RestoreCommandTests/RestoreCommandTests.cs
index 0added477e8..e46172972ec 100644
--- a/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Commands.Test/RestoreCommandTests/RestoreCommandTests.cs
+++ b/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Commands.Test/RestoreCommandTests/RestoreCommandTests.cs
@@ -2966,7 +2966,7 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
 
             var projectInformationEvent = telemetryEvents.Single(e => e.Name.Equals("ProjectRestoreInformation"));
 
-            projectInformationEvent.Count.Should().Be(24);
+            projectInformationEvent.Count.Should().Be(25);
             projectInformationEvent["RestoreSuccess"].Should().Be(true);
             projectInformationEvent["NoOpResult"].Should().Be(true);
             projectInformationEvent["IsCentralVersionManagementEnabled"].Should().Be(false);
@@ -2991,6 +2991,7 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
             projectInformationEvent["NoOpCacheFileAgeDays"].Should().NotBeNull();
             projectInformationEvent["UseLegacyDependencyResolver"].Should().BeOfType<bool>();
             projectInformationEvent["UsedLegacyDependencyResolver"].Should().BeOfType<bool>();
+            projectInformationEvent["Audit.Enabled"].Should().BeOfType<string>();
         }
 
         [Fact]