diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs
index ba0b8b92..e6b1bf46 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn blame_file(
     };
 
     let spec = format!("{}:{}", commit_id.to_string(), file_path);
-    let blame = repo.blame_file(Path::new(file_path), None)?;
+
     let object = repo.revparse_single(&spec)?;
     let blob = repo.find_blob(object.id())?;
 
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ pub fn blame_file(
         return Err(Error::NoBlameOnBinaryFile);
     }
 
+    let blame = repo.blame_file(Path::new(file_path), None)?;
+
     let reader = BufReader::new(blob.content());
 
     let lines: Vec<(Option<BlameHunk>, String)> = reader