From ca83cc2946ffd61511166f44f57b9850d417a254 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Avery Lee <averyl@netflix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:45:47 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Case assignee check fails faster.

---
 src/dispatch/case/messaging.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/dispatch/case/messaging.py b/src/dispatch/case/messaging.py
index 8d53154fd8d9..ae9d54a02a15 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/case/messaging.py
+++ b/src/dispatch/case/messaging.py
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ def send_case_triage_reminder(case: Case, db_session: SessionLocal):
         log.warning("Case triage reminder message not sent. No conversation plugin enabled.")
         return
 
+    if not case.assignee:
+        log.warning("Case triage reminder message not sent. No assignee.")
+        return
+
     items = [
         {
             "name": case.name,
@@ -77,10 +81,6 @@ def send_case_triage_reminder(case: Case, db_session: SessionLocal):
         }
     ]
 
-    if not case.assignee:
-        log.warning("Case triage reminder message not sent. No assignee.")
-        return
-
     plugin.instance.send_direct(
         case.assignee.individual.email,
         message_text,