diff --git a/backup-upload b/backup-upload
index 8ed4149..110ef25 100644
--- a/backup-upload
+++ b/backup-upload
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ $WaitFullyConnected;
   $RandomDelay $BackupRandomDelay;
 }
 
-:if ([ $MkDir $0 ] = false) do={
-  $LogPrintExit2 error $0 ("Failed creating directory!") true;
-}
-
 # filename based on identity
 :local FileName [ $CharacterReplace ($Identity . "." . $Domain) "." "_" ];
 :local FilePath ($0 . "/" . $FileName);
@@ -56,6 +52,10 @@ $WaitFullyConnected;
 :local ConfigFile "none";
 :local Failed 0;
 
+:if ([ $MkDir $0 ] = false) do={
+  $LogPrintExit2 error $0 ("Failed creating directory!") true;
+}
+
 # binary backup
 :if ($BackupSendBinary = true) do={
   /system/backup/save encryption=aes-sha256 name=$FilePath password=$BackupPassword;