diff --git a/src/Aardvark.Data.Collada/ColladaImporter.cs b/src/Aardvark.Data.Collada/ColladaImporter.cs
index fc2e08f..fa9797b 100644
--- a/src/Aardvark.Data.Collada/ColladaImporter.cs
+++ b/src/Aardvark.Data.Collada/ColladaImporter.cs
@@ -115,17 +115,6 @@ public static Dictionary<string, List<PolyMesh>> GetGeometries(COLLADA collada)
                         var polygons = item as polygons;
                         var lines = item as lines;
 
-                        var count = triangles != null ? triangles.count :
-                                    polylist != null ? polylist.count :
-                                    polygons != null ? polygons.count :
-                                    0;
-
-                        if (count < 1)
-                        {
-                            Report.Warn("skipping empty mesh with {0} primitives", count);
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
                         var input = triangles != null ? triangles.input :
                                     polylist != null ? polylist.input :
                                     polygons != null ? polygons.input : 
@@ -142,6 +131,17 @@ public static Dictionary<string, List<PolyMesh>> GetGeometries(COLLADA collada)
                             //throw new NotImplementedException("since I had no example i could not implement this one properly (haaser@vrvis.at)");
                         }
 
+                        var count = triangles != null ? triangles.count :
+                                    polylist != null ? polylist.count :
+                                    polygons != null ? polygons.count :
+                                    0;
+
+                        if (count < 1)
+                        {
+                            Report.Warn("skipping empty geometry with {0} primitives", count);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
                         // init mesh from input and sources
                         var mesh = new PolyMesh();
                         ProcessInputs(input.SelectMany(i =>