diff --git a/selfservice/flow/verification/flow.go b/selfservice/flow/verification/flow.go
index e522dabf3f2..c82ac914843 100644
--- a/selfservice/flow/verification/flow.go
+++ b/selfservice/flow/verification/flow.go
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ func FromOldFlow(conf *config.Config, exp time.Duration, csrf string, r *http.Re
 
 func NewPostHookFlow(conf *config.Config, exp time.Duration, csrf string, r *http.Request, strategy Strategy, original flow.Flow) (*Flow, error) {
 	f, err := NewFlow(conf, exp, csrf, r, strategy, original.GetType())
-	f.TransientPayload = original.GetTransientPayload()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	f.TransientPayload = original.GetTransientPayload()
 	requestURL, err := url.ParseRequestURI(original.GetRequestURL())
 	if err != nil {
 		requestURL = new(url.URL)