diff --git a/node_app/mastodonHandler.js b/node_app/mastodonHandler.js
index 1608f3e..aec7486 100644
--- a/node_app/mastodonHandler.js
+++ b/node_app/mastodonHandler.js
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ export class MastodonHandler extends Mastodon{
         });
     }
     postMedia(status, mediaPath, retry, onError){
+        if (retry <= 0){
+            onError();
+            return;
+        }
         this.post('media', { file: fs.createReadStream(mediaPath) }).then(resp => {
-            if (retry <= 0){
-                onError();
-                return;
-            }
             if (!resp.data.id){
                 this.postMedia(status, mediaPath, --retry);
                 console.log("issue while uploading, retry")