diff --git a/app/server/utils/restic/commands/tag-snapshots.ts b/app/server/utils/restic/commands/tag-snapshots.ts
index d2e25fb7..b5e4bfcd 100644
--- a/app/server/utils/restic/commands/tag-snapshots.ts
+++ b/app/server/utils/restic/commands/tag-snapshots.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ export const tagSnapshots = async (
 	tags: { add?: string[]; remove?: string[]; set?: string[] },
 	organizationId: string,
 ) => {
-	const repoUrl = buildRepoUrl(config);
-	const env = await buildEnv(config, organizationId);
-
 	if (snapshotIds.length === 0) {
 		throw new Error("No snapshot IDs provided for tagging.");
 	}
 
+	const repoUrl = buildRepoUrl(config);
+	const env = await buildEnv(config, organizationId);
+
 	const args: string[] = ["--repo", repoUrl, "tag", ...snapshotIds];
 
 	if (tags.add) {