diff --git a/crates/astria-cli/src/utils.rs b/crates/astria-cli/src/utils.rs
index 543b52e333..1ea5d27efb 100644
--- a/crates/astria-cli/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/astria-cli/src/utils.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn submit_transaction(
         .await
         .wrap_err("failed to submit transaction")?;
 
-    let tx_response = sequencer_client.wait_for_tx_inclusion(res.hash).await;
-
     ensure!(res.code.is_ok(), "failed to check tx: {}", res.log);
 
+    let tx_response = sequencer_client.wait_for_tx_inclusion(res.hash).await;
+
     ensure!(
         tx_response.tx_result.code.is_ok(),
         "failed to execute tx: {}",