diff --git a/contracts/registries/IPAssetRegistry.sol b/contracts/registries/IPAssetRegistry.sol
index d66a2f3e..9877ecc9 100644
--- a/contracts/registries/IPAssetRegistry.sol
+++ b/contracts/registries/IPAssetRegistry.sol
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ contract IPAssetRegistry is
         uint256 tokenId,
         address registerFeePayer
     ) internal override returns (address id) {
+        id = _registerIpAccount(chainid, tokenContract, tokenId);
+        IIPAccount ipAccount = IIPAccount(payable(id));
+
+        // return if the IP was already registered
+        if (bytes(ipAccount.getString("NAME")).length != 0) {
+            return id;
+        }
+
         IPAssetRegistryStorage storage $ = _getIPAssetRegistryStorage();
 
         // Pay registration fee
@@ -112,14 +120,6 @@ contract IPAssetRegistry is
             emit IPRegistrationFeePaid(registerFeePayer, treasury, feeToken, feeAmount);
         }
 
-        id = _registerIpAccount(chainid, tokenContract, tokenId);
-        IIPAccount ipAccount = IIPAccount(payable(id));
-
-        // return if the IP was already registered
-        if (bytes(ipAccount.getString("NAME")).length != 0) {
-            return id;
-        }
-
         (string memory name, string memory uri) = _getNameAndUri(chainid, tokenContract, tokenId);
         uint256 registrationDate = block.timestamp;
         ipAccount.setString("NAME", name);