diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj
index 90e79860c..55a0c5c28 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/files.clj
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@
 (sv/defmethod ::update-file
   [{:keys [pool] :as cfg} {:keys [id profile-id] :as params}]
   (db/with-atomic [conn pool]
+    (db/xact-lock! conn id)
     (let [{:keys [id] :as file} (db/get-by-id conn :file id {:for-key-share true})]
       (files/check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id id)
-      (db/xact-lock! conn id)
       (update-file (assoc cfg :conn  conn)
                    (assoc params :file file)))))