diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts b/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
index 38e816d74..ee31791ce 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ class PoolsUpdater {
     this.lastRun = now;
 
     try {
+      if (config.DATABASE.ENABLED === true) {
+        this.currentSha = await this.getShaFromDb();
+      }
+
       const githubSha = await this.fetchPoolsSha(); // Fetch pools-v2.json sha from github
       if (githubSha === null) {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (config.DATABASE.ENABLED === true) {
-        this.currentSha = await this.getShaFromDb();
-      }
-
       logger.debug(`pools-v2.json sha | Current: ${this.currentSha} | Github: ${githubSha}`, this.tag);
       if (this.currentSha !== null && this.currentSha === githubSha) {
         return;