diff --git a/posting.php b/posting.php
index 3b979886e..8807b062e 100644
--- a/posting.php
+++ b/posting.php
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ if ($mode == 'new_rel') {
     exit;
 }
 
+// Disallowed release editing with a certain status
+if (!empty($bb_cfg['tor_cannot_edit']) && $post_info['allow_reg_tracker'] && $post_data['first_post'] && !IS_AM) {
+    if ($tor_status = DB()->fetch_row("SELECT tor_status FROM " . BB_BT_TORRENTS . " WHERE topic_id = $topic_id AND forum_id = $forum_id AND tor_status IN(" . implode(',', $bb_cfg['tor_cannot_edit']) . ") LIMIT 1")) {
+        bb_die($lang['NOT_EDIT_TOR_STATUS'] . ':&nbsp;<span title="' . $lang['TOR_STATUS_NAME'][$tor_status['tor_status']] . '">' . $bb_cfg['tor_icons'][$tor_status['tor_status']] . '&nbsp;' . $lang['TOR_STATUS_NAME'][$tor_status['tor_status']] . '</span>.');
+    }
+}
+
 // Notify
 if ($submit || $refresh) {
     $notify_user = (int)!empty($_POST['notify']);
@@ -327,13 +334,6 @@ if (($delete || $mode == 'delete') && !$confirm) {
             $attach_rg_sig = (isset($_POST['attach_rg_sig'], $_POST['poster_rg']) && $_POST['poster_rg'] != -1) ? 1 : 0;
             $poster_rg_id = (isset($_POST['poster_rg']) && $_POST['poster_rg'] != -1) ? (int)$_POST['poster_rg'] : 0;
 
-            // Disallowed release editing with a certain status
-            if (!empty($bb_cfg['tor_cannot_edit']) && $post_info['allow_reg_tracker'] && $post_data['first_post'] && !IS_AM) {
-                if ($tor_status = DB()->fetch_row("SELECT tor_status FROM " . BB_BT_TORRENTS . " WHERE topic_id = $topic_id AND forum_id = $forum_id AND tor_status IN(" . implode(',', $bb_cfg['tor_cannot_edit']) . ") LIMIT 1")) {
-                    bb_die($lang['NOT_EDIT_TOR_STATUS'] . ':&nbsp;<span title="' . $lang['TOR_STATUS_NAME'][$tor_status['tor_status']] . '">' . $bb_cfg['tor_icons'][$tor_status['tor_status']] . '&nbsp;' . $lang['TOR_STATUS_NAME'][$tor_status['tor_status']] . '</span>.');
-                }
-            }
-
             \TorrentPier\Legacy\Post::prepare_post($mode, $post_data, $error_msg, $username, $subject, $message);
 
             if (!$error_msg) {