diff --git a/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go b/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go
index 6ae663957..ca69d48f0 100644
--- a/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go
+++ b/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ func (f *File) Close() error {
 
 	var closeErrors *multierror.Error
 
+	s, err := f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		closeErrors = multierror.Append(closeErrors, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err))
+		return closeErrors.ErrorOrNil()
+	}
+
 	// f.Sha256SumWriter will close f.underlying
 	if err := f.Sha256SumWriter.Close(); err != nil {
 		closeErrors = multierror.Append(closeErrors, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err))
@@ -101,12 +107,6 @@ func (f *File) Close() error {
 		return closeErrors.ErrorOrNil()
 	}
 
-	s, err := f.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		closeErrors = multierror.Append(closeErrors, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err))
-		return closeErrors.ErrorOrNil()
-	}
-
 	if _, err := f.checksumWriter.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(checksumLine, sum, s.Name()))); err != nil {
 		closeErrors = multierror.Append(closeErrors, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err))
 	}