diff --git a/Content.Server/Storage/EntitySystems/StorageSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Storage/EntitySystems/StorageSystem.cs
index 64a29aaf29..8fd6c02569 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Storage/EntitySystems/StorageSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Storage/EntitySystems/StorageSystem.cs
@@ -522,17 +522,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.Storage.EntitySystems
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (TryComp(insertEnt, out ServerStorageComponent? storage) &&
-                storage.StorageCapacityMax >= storageComp.StorageCapacityMax)
+            if (TryComp(insertEnt, out TransformComponent? transformComp) && transformComp.Anchored)
             {
-                reason = "comp-storage-insufficient-capacity";
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if (TryComp(insertEnt, out ItemComponent? itemComp) &&
-                itemComp.Size > storageComp.StorageCapacityMax - storageComp.StorageUsed)
-            {
-                reason = "comp-storage-insufficient-capacity";
+                reason = "comp-storage-anchored-failure";
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -548,9 +540,17 @@ namespace Content.Server.Storage.EntitySystems
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (TryComp(insertEnt, out TransformComponent? transformComp) && transformComp.Anchored)
+            if (TryComp(insertEnt, out ServerStorageComponent? storage) &&
+                storage.StorageCapacityMax >= storageComp.StorageCapacityMax)
             {
-                reason = "comp-storage-anchored-failure";
+                reason = "comp-storage-insufficient-capacity";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (TryComp(insertEnt, out ItemComponent? itemComp) &&
+                itemComp.Size > storageComp.StorageCapacityMax - storageComp.StorageUsed)
+            {
+                reason = "comp-storage-insufficient-capacity";
                 return false;
             }