diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlSnapshotChangeEventSource.java b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlSnapshotChangeEventSource.java
index 6e82a856624..fcb89920e1b 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlSnapshotChangeEventSource.java
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlSnapshotChangeEventSource.java
@@ -270,17 +270,7 @@ protected void determineSnapshotOffset(RelationalSnapshotContext<MySqlPartition,
         }
         final MySqlOffsetContext offsetContext = MySqlOffsetContext.initial(connectorConfig);
         ctx.offset = offsetContext;
-        if (connectorConfig.getSnapshotMode().shouldStream()) {
-            LOGGER.info("Read binlog position of MySQL primary server");
-            setBinlogPosition(offsetContext);
-        }
-        else {
-            LOGGER.info("Skipped retrieving bin log as streaming CDC wasn't requested");
-        }
-        tryStartingSnapshot(ctx);
-    }
-
-    private void setBinlogPosition(MySqlOffsetContext offsetContext) throws SQLException {
+        LOGGER.info("Read binlog position of MySQL primary server");
         final String showMasterStmt = "SHOW MASTER STATUS";
         connection.query(showMasterStmt, rs -> {
             if (rs.next()) {
@@ -298,11 +288,15 @@ private void setBinlogPosition(MySqlOffsetContext offsetContext) throws SQLExcep
                     LOGGER.info("\t using binlog '{}' at position '{}'", binlogFilename, binlogPosition);
                 }
             }
+            else if (!connectorConfig.getSnapshotMode().shouldStream()) {
+                LOGGER.info("Failed retrieving binlog position, continuing as streaming CDC wasn't requested");
+            }
             else {
                 throw new DebeziumException("Cannot read the binlog filename and position via '" + showMasterStmt
                         + "'. Make sure your server is correctly configured");
             }
         });
+        tryStartingSnapshot(ctx);
     }
 
     private void addSchemaEvent(RelationalSnapshotContext<MySqlPartition, MySqlOffsetContext> snapshotContext,