diff --git a/scripts/flash_script.sh b/scripts/flash_script.sh
index f8056f6a7..c8d26795d 100644
--- a/scripts/flash_script.sh
+++ b/scripts/flash_script.sh
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ ui_print "************************"
 is_mounted /data || mount /data || is_mounted /cache || mount /cache || abort "! Unable to mount partitions"
 mount_partitions
 
-find_boot_image
-
 check_data
 get_flags
 
+find_boot_image
+
 [ -z $BOOTIMAGE ] && abort "! Unable to detect target image"
 ui_print "- Target image: $BOOTIMAGE"