diff --git a/src/adapter/driver/driver.c b/src/adapter/driver/driver.c
index 7ebed0a1..26394e69 100644
--- a/src/adapter/driver/driver.c
+++ b/src/adapter/driver/driver.c
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ static void update_im(neu_adapter_t *adapter, const char *group,
         return;
     }
 
-    UT_array *tags = neu_adapter_driver_get_ptag(driver, group, tag);
-    if (tags == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     neu_driver_cache_update_change(driver->cache, group, tag, global_timestamp,
                                    value, metas, n_meta, true);
     driver->adapter.cb_funs.update_metric(&driver->adapter,
@@ -239,6 +234,11 @@ static void update_im(neu_adapter_t *adapter, const char *group,
     if (value.type == NEU_TYPE_ERROR) {
         return;
     }
+
+    UT_array *tags = neu_adapter_driver_get_ptag(driver, group, tag);
+    if (tags == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
     neu_datatag_t *first = utarray_front(tags);
 
     if (first == NULL ||