diff --git a/routes/api/recipes/images/[image].ts b/routes/api/recipes/images/[image].ts
index 69695d6..7e9c21b 100644
--- a/routes/api/recipes/images/[image].ts
+++ b/routes/api/recipes/images/[image].ts
@@ -109,17 +109,16 @@ export const handler = async (
     return new Response(params, { status: 400 });
   }
 
+  const imageId = `${imageUrl}.${params.width}.${params.height}`;
+  if (cache.has(imageId)) {
+    return (await cache.get(imageId)!).clone();
+  }
+
   const remoteImage = await getRemoteImage(imageUrl);
   if (typeof remoteImage === "string") {
     return new Response(remoteImage, { status: 400 });
   }
 
-  const imageId = `${imageUrl}.${params.width}.${params.height}`;
-
-  if (cache.has(imageId)) {
-    return (await cache.get(imageId)!).clone();
-  }
-
   const response = getImageResponse(imageUrl, remoteImage, params);
 
   cache.set(imageId, response);