diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/framework/plugins/loadaware/low_node_load.go b/pkg/descheduler/framework/plugins/loadaware/low_node_load.go
index a5190ae89..381ea5457 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/framework/plugins/loadaware/low_node_load.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/framework/plugins/loadaware/low_node_load.go
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ func (pl *LowNodeLoad) processOneNodePool(ctx context.Context, nodePool *desched
 
 	logUtilizationCriteria(nodePool.Name, "Criteria for nodes under low thresholds and above high thresholds", lowThresholds, highThresholds, len(lowNodes), len(sourceNodes), len(nodes))
 
+	if len(sourceNodes) == 0 {
+		klog.V(4).InfoS("All nodes are under target utilization, nothing to do here", "nodePool", nodePool.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	abnormalNodes := filterRealAbnormalNodes(sourceNodes, pl.nodeAnomalyDetectors, nodePool.AnomalyCondition)
+	if len(abnormalNodes) == 0 {
+		klog.V(4).InfoS("None of the nodes were detected as anomalous, nothing to do here", "nodePool", nodePool.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if len(lowNodes) == 0 {
 		klog.V(4).InfoS("No nodes are underutilized, nothing to do here, you might tune your thresholds further", "nodePool", nodePool.Name)
 		return nil
@@ -188,17 +199,6 @@ func (pl *LowNodeLoad) processOneNodePool(ctx context.Context, nodePool *desched
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if len(sourceNodes) == 0 {
-		klog.V(4).InfoS("All nodes are under target utilization, nothing to do here", "nodePool", nodePool.Name)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	abnormalNodes := filterRealAbnormalNodes(sourceNodes, pl.nodeAnomalyDetectors, nodePool.AnomalyCondition)
-	if len(abnormalNodes) == 0 {
-		klog.V(4).InfoS("None of the nodes were detected as anomalous, nothing to do here", "nodePool", nodePool.Name)
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	continueEvictionCond := func(nodeInfo NodeInfo, totalAvailableUsages map[corev1.ResourceName]*resource.Quantity) bool {
 		if _, overutilized := isNodeOverutilized(nodeInfo.NodeUsage.usage, nodeInfo.thresholds.highResourceThreshold); !overutilized {
 			resetNodesAsNormal([]NodeInfo{nodeInfo}, pl.nodeAnomalyDetectors)