diff --git a/src/controllers/posts.js b/src/controllers/posts.js
index 4f906fb0ba..5f41d6a9d9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/posts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/posts.js
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ postsController.redirectToPost = function (req, res, next) {
 			}, next);
 		},
 		function (results, next) {
-			if (!results.canRead) {
-				return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-			}
 			if (!results.path) {
 				return next();
 			}
+			if (!results.canRead) {
+				return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
+			}
 			helpers.redirect(res, results.path);
 		},
 	], next);