diff --git a/releng.control/cc_copyArtifacts.xml b/releng.control/cc_copyArtifacts.xml
index d4e501d5482b37e86d1a0132e56ccdd9fd3323e4..e1d95db94b4dfc8956636e819e68399d5ac1223d 100644
--- a/releng.control/cc_copyArtifacts.xml
+++ b/releng.control/cc_copyArtifacts.xml
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@
             unless="env.PROJECT_PROJECTS" />
         <fail
             unless="projectname" />
-        <fail
-            message="Nothing to copy. Build failed earlier.">
-            <condition>
-                <not>
-                    <available
-                        file="${env.PROJECT_PROJECTS}/${projectname}/workdir/${buildLabel}" />
-                </not>
-            </condition>
-        </fail>
         <property
             name="labelfile"
             value="${env.PROJECT_PROJECTS}/${projectname}/workdir/label.properties" />
@@ -68,5 +59,14 @@
         <property
             name="localStampedArtifactsDirectory"
             value="${localArtifactsDirectory}/${cctimestamp}" />
+        <fail
+            message="Build probably failed early. Found nothing to copy at ${env.PROJECT_PROJECTS}/${projectname}/workdir/${buildLabel}">
+            <condition>
+                <not>
+                    <available
+                        file="${env.PROJECT_PROJECTS}/${projectname}/workdir/${buildLabel}" />
+                </not>
+            </condition>
+        </fail>
     </target>
 </project>
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