diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 54788f9..ec3bc43 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ async fn parse_req(mut multipart: Multipart) -> Result<UploadRequest> {
         bail!("name must not contain slashes: '{name}'")
     }
 
+    if name.is_empty() {
+        bail!("name must not be empty");
+    }
+
     if secret {
         let mut random = [0_u8; 32];
         rand_core::OsRng.try_fill_bytes(&mut random).unwrap();
@@ -188,10 +192,6 @@ async fn parse_req(mut multipart: Multipart) -> Result<UploadRequest> {
         name = format!("{random}/{name}");
     }
 
-    if name.is_empty() {
-        bail!("name must not be empty");
-    }
-
     name = format!("/{name}");
 
     Ok(UploadRequest {