diff --git a/Sources/XcodeGenCLI/Commands/GenerateCommand.swift b/Sources/XcodeGenCLI/Commands/GenerateCommand.swift
index 385846e5..8ae7ba86 100644
--- a/Sources/XcodeGenCLI/Commands/GenerateCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/XcodeGenCLI/Commands/GenerateCommand.swift
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ class GenerateCommand: ProjectCommand {
             }
         }
 
+        // run pre gen command
+        if let command = project.options.preGenCommand {
+            try Task.run(bash: command, directory: projectDirectory.absolute().string)
+        }
+
         // validate project
         do {
             try project.validateMinimumXcodeGenVersion(version)
@@ -77,11 +82,6 @@ class GenerateCommand: ProjectCommand {
             throw GenerationError.validationError(error)
         }
 
-        // run pre gen command
-        if let command = project.options.preGenCommand {
-            try Task.run(bash: command, directory: projectDirectory.absolute().string)
-        }
-
         // generate plists
         info("⚙️  Generating plists...")
         let fileWriter = FileWriter(project: project)