diff --git a/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php b/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php
index 40ce012cd1a0d..62209ff9040d1 100644
--- a/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php
+++ b/lib/private/Http/Client/Client.php
@@ -158,14 +158,15 @@ private function isLocalAddressAllowed(array $options) : bool {
 	}
 
 	protected function preventLocalAddress(string $uri, array $options): void {
-		if ($this->isLocalAddressAllowed($options)) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		$host = parse_url($uri, PHP_URL_HOST);
 		if ($host === false || $host === null) {
 			throw new LocalServerException('Could not detect any host');
 		}
+
+		if ($this->isLocalAddressAllowed($options)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (!$this->remoteHostValidator->isValid($host)) {
 			throw new LocalServerException('Host "' . $host . '" violates local access rules');
 		}