diff --git a/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go b/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go
index 6ae6639570..ca69d48f04 100644
--- a/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go
+++ b/internal/bsr/internal/checksum/checksum.go
@@ -90,18 +90,18 @@ func (f *File) Close() error {
 
 	var closeErrors *multierror.Error
 
-	// f.Sha256SumWriter will close f.underlying
-	if err := f.Sha256SumWriter.Close(); err != nil {
+	s, err := f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
 		closeErrors = multierror.Append(closeErrors, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err))
+		return closeErrors.ErrorOrNil()
 	}
 
-	sum, err := f.Sha256SumWriter.Sum(f.ctx, crypto.WithHexEncoding(true))
-	if err != nil {
+	// f.Sha256SumWriter will close f.underlying
+	if err := f.Sha256SumWriter.Close(); err != nil {
 		closeErrors = multierror.Append(closeErrors, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err))
-		return closeErrors.ErrorOrNil()
 	}
 
-	s, err := f.Stat()
+	sum, err := f.Sha256SumWriter.Sum(f.ctx, crypto.WithHexEncoding(true))
 	if err != nil {
 		closeErrors = multierror.Append(closeErrors, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err))
 		return closeErrors.ErrorOrNil()