diff --git a/src/Service/RDAPService.php b/src/Service/RDAPService.php
index dadd1a3..1e28da1 100644
--- a/src/Service/RDAPService.php
+++ b/src/Service/RDAPService.php
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ readonly class RDAPService
         $rdapServer = $this->fetchRdapServer($tld);
         $domain = $this->domainRepository->findOneBy(['ldhName' => $idnDomain]);
 
-        $this->em->beginTransaction();
-        $this->em->lock($domain, LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_WRITE);
-
         $rdapData = $this->fetchRdapResponse($rdapServer, $idnDomain, $domain);
 
         if (null === $domain) {
             $domain = $this->initNewDomain($idnDomain, $tld);
         }
 
+        $this->em->beginTransaction();
+        $this->em->lock($domain, LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_WRITE);
+
         $this->updateDomainStatus($domain, $rdapData);
 
         if (in_array('free', $domain->getStatus())) {