diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/monitoring.rs b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/monitoring.rs
index 701bb584e1..71afd39fef 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/monitoring.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/monitoring.rs
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ impl MonitoringService {
         kind: MonitoredTxKind,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let txid = tx.id;
+        let current_height = self.client.get_block_count().await?;
 
         let mut monitored_txs = self.monitored_txs.write().await;
         if monitored_txs.contains_key(&txid) {
@@ -494,8 +495,6 @@ impl MonitoringService {
             prev_tx.next_txid = Some(txid);
         }
 
-        let current_height = self.client.get_block_count().await?;
-
         self.total_size
             .fetch_add(tx.tx.total_size(), Ordering::SeqCst);