diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs
index 50a873fb5..2cb1fbc2e 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ void CmdClientToServerDelta_PositionRotation(byte baselineTick, Vector3 position
         // local authority client sends sync message to server for broadcasting
         protected virtual void OnClientToServerDeltaSync(byte baselineTick, Vector3? position, Quaternion? rotation)//, Vector3? scale)
         {
+            // only apply if in client authority mode
+            if (syncDirection != SyncDirection.ClientToServer) return;
+
             // ensure this delta is for our last known baseline.
             // we should never apply a delta on top of a wrong baseline.
             if (baselineTick != lastDeserializedBaselineTick)
@@ -294,9 +297,6 @@ protected virtual void OnClientToServerDeltaSync(byte baselineTick, Vector3? pos
                 return;
             }
 
-            // only apply if in client authority mode
-            if (syncDirection != SyncDirection.ClientToServer) return;
-
             // protect against ever-growing buffer size attacks
             if (serverSnapshots.Count >= connectionToClient.snapshotBufferSizeLimit) return;