diff --git a/backend/src/database/repositories/memberRepository.ts b/backend/src/database/repositories/memberRepository.ts
index 8d4af4f24a..7e6f69a5a1 100644
--- a/backend/src/database/repositories/memberRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/src/database/repositories/memberRepository.ts
@@ -845,12 +845,12 @@ class MemberRepository {
           transaction,
         })
 
-        captureOldState(record.get({ plain: true }))
-
         if (!record) {
           throw new Error404()
         }
 
+        captureOldState(record.get({ plain: true }))
+
         // exclude syncRemote attributes, since these are populated from memberSyncRemote table
         if (data.attributes?.syncRemote) {
           delete data.attributes.syncRemote