From 7868362da0a6742a4ea5000852495df5130e3cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Wilson <joshuef@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:36:00 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix(faucet): rate limit before getting wallet

---
 sn_faucet/src/faucet_server.rs | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sn_faucet/src/faucet_server.rs b/sn_faucet/src/faucet_server.rs
index f398e13e53..a337cec1f2 100644
--- a/sn_faucet/src/faucet_server.rs
+++ b/sn_faucet/src/faucet_server.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ async fn respond_to_donate_request(
 ) -> std::result::Result<impl Reply, std::convert::Infallible> {
     let faucet_root = get_faucet_data_dir();
 
+    let permit = semaphore.try_acquire();
+    info!("Got donate request with: {transfer_str}");
+
     let mut wallet = match load_account_wallet_or_create_with_mnemonic(&faucet_root, None) {
         Ok(wallet) => wallet,
         Err(_error) => {
@@ -142,8 +145,6 @@ async fn respond_to_donate_request(
             return Ok(response);
         }
     };
-    let permit = semaphore.try_acquire();
-    info!("Got donate request with: {transfer_str}");
 
     // some rate limiting
     if is_wallet_locked() || permit.is_err() {