diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
index 8652b297c8a..10c1295e9a7 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
 
         private Task CheckSendPreconditionsClientSide()
         {
+            GrpcPreconditions.CheckState(!halfcloseRequested, "Request stream has already been completed.");
+            GrpcPreconditions.CheckState(streamingWriteTcs == null, "Only one write can be pending at a time.");
+
             if (cancelRequested)
             {
                 // Return a cancelled task.
@@ -374,9 +377,6 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
                 return tcs.Task;
             }
 
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckState(!halfcloseRequested, "Request stream has already been completed.");
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckState(streamingWriteTcs == null, "Only one write can be pending at a time.");
-
             return null;
         }