diff --git a/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go b/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go
index 6c1de631d1..35c35b8eab 100644
--- a/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go
+++ b/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go
@@ -408,15 +408,15 @@ func (c *Client) PUTFile(ctx context.Context, remoteuser, uid, gid, urlpath stri
 				Transport: httpTransport}
 
 			req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "PUT", loc.String(), stream)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error().Str("func", "PUTFile").Str("url", loc.String()).Str("err", err.Error()).Msg("can't create redirected request")
+				return err
+			}
 			if length >= 0 {
 				log.Debug().Str("func", "PUTFile").Int64("Content-Length", length).Msg("setting header")
 				req.Header.Set("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(length, 10))
 
 			}
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error().Str("func", "PUTFile").Str("url", loc.String()).Str("err", err.Error()).Msg("can't create redirected request")
-				return err
-			}
 
 			log.Debug().Str("func", "PUTFile").Str("location", loc.String()).Msg("redirection")
 			nredirs++