diff --git a/workflow/executor/resource.go b/workflow/executor/resource.go
index 8b4d35228e40..f39b88c6d761 100644
--- a/workflow/executor/resource.go
+++ b/workflow/executor/resource.go
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ func checkResourceState(resourceNamespace string, resourceName string, successRe
 	}()
 
 	for {
+		if checkIfResourceDeleted(resourceName, resourceNamespace) {
+			return false, errors.Errorf(errors.CodeNotFound, "Resource %s in namespace %s has been deleted somehow.", resourceName, resourceNamespace)
+		}
+
 		jsonBytes, err := readJSON(reader)
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -254,10 +258,6 @@ func checkResourceState(resourceNamespace string, resourceName string, successRe
 			return true, resultErr
 		}
 
-		if checkIfResourceDeleted(resourceName, resourceNamespace) {
-			return false, errors.Errorf(errors.CodeNotFound, "Resource %s in namespace %s has been deleted somehow.", resourceName, resourceNamespace)
-		}
-
 		log.Info(string(jsonBytes))
 		ls := gjsonLabels{json: jsonBytes}
 		for _, req := range failReqs {