diff --git a/crates/cache/src/lib.rs b/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
index 9fe69c5baf..f29dd21056 100644
--- a/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ impl<'config> ModuleCacheEntry<'config> {
         T: Hash,
         U: Serialize + for<'a> Deserialize<'a>,
     {
+        let inner = match &self.0 {
+            Some(inner) => inner,
+            None => return compute(state),
+        };
+
         let mut hasher = Sha256Hasher(Sha256::new());
         state.hash(&mut hasher);
         let hash: [u8; 32] = hasher.0.finalize().into();
         // standard encoding uses '/' which can't be used for filename
         let hash = base64::encode_config(&hash, base64::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD);
 
-        let inner = match &self.0 {
-            Some(inner) => inner,
-            None => return compute(state),
-        };
-
         if let Some(cached_val) = inner.get_data(&hash) {
             let mod_cache_path = inner.root_path.join(&hash);
             inner.cache_config.on_cache_get_async(&mod_cache_path); // call on success