diff --git a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
index ca46e725230b..ba7f26954425 100644
--- a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
+++ b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
@@ -2221,13 +2221,13 @@ void QgsVertexTool::moveVertex( const QgsPointXY &mapPoint, const QgsPointLocato
         if ( !( vectorLayer->geometryType() == Qgis::GeometryType::Polygon || vectorLayer->geometryType() == Qgis::GeometryType::Line ) )
           continue;
 
-        if ( !vectorLayer->getFeatures( request ).nextFeature( f ) )
-          continue;
-
         // layer's CRS need to be the the same (otherwise we would need to reproject the point and it will not be coincident)
         if ( vectorLayer->crs() != itLayerEdits.key()->crs() )
           continue;
 
+        if ( !vectorLayer->getFeatures( request ).nextFeature( f ) )
+          continue;
+
         vectorLayer->beginEditCommand( tr( "Topological points added by 'Vertex Tool'" ) );
 
         bool topoPointsAdded = false;