diff --git a/ipinfo/cmd_download.go b/ipinfo/cmd_download.go
index 5b37711d..fa1ffc21 100644
--- a/ipinfo/cmd_download.go
+++ b/ipinfo/cmd_download.go
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ func cmdDownload() error {
 
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s.%s?token=%s", dbDownloadURL, dbName, format, token)
 	err := downloadDb(url, fileName, format, fZip)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// fetch checksums from API and check if they match.
 	checksumUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s.%s/checksums?token=%s", dbDownloadURL, dbName, format, token)
@@ -165,10 +168,6 @@ func cmdDownload() error {
 		return errors.New("checksums do not match. File might be corrupted")
 	}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -288,8 +287,8 @@ func fetchChecksums(url string) (*ChecksumResponse, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err