diff --git a/smithy-swift-codegen/src/test/kotlin/HttpBodyMiddlewareTests.kt b/smithy-swift-codegen/src/test/kotlin/HttpBodyMiddlewareTests.kt
index 5a4bed6d4..0f00c5b67 100644
--- a/smithy-swift-codegen/src/test/kotlin/HttpBodyMiddlewareTests.kt
+++ b/smithy-swift-codegen/src/test/kotlin/HttpBodyMiddlewareTests.kt
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ class HttpBodyMiddlewareTests {
                 Self.Context == H.Context
                 {
                     do {
+                        let encoder = context.getEncoder()
                         if let payload1 = input.operationInput.payload1 {
-                            let encoder = context.getEncoder()
                             let payload1data = try encoder.encode(payload1)
                             let payload1body = ClientRuntime.HttpBody.data(payload1data)
                             input.builder.withBody(payload1body)