diff --git a/lib/stream.js b/lib/stream.js
index 58510a1..61dd523 100644
--- a/lib/stream.js
+++ b/lib/stream.js
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ class SyncStream extends Pipeable {
   #consumeMissingMsgs(id, msgsForMe) {
     // prettier-ignore
     this.#debug('%s Stream  IN9:  got %s msgs in %s', this.#myId, msgsForMe.length, id)
+    const localWantRange = this.#localWant.get(id)
 
     this.#requested.delete(id)
     this.#localHave.delete(id)
@@ -381,7 +382,6 @@ class SyncStream extends Pipeable {
     if (msgsForMe.length === 0) return
     const goal = this.#goals.get(id)
     if (!goal) throw new Error(`No goal found for "${id}"`)
-    const localWantRange = this.#localWant.get(id)
     if (!localWantRange) throw new Error('local want-range not set')
     try {
       this.#algo.commit(id, msgsForMe, goal, localWantRange)