diff --git a/system-contracts/contracts/L1Messenger.sol b/system-contracts/contracts/L1Messenger.sol
index 6cda8880a..bf7ae7372 100644
--- a/system-contracts/contracts/L1Messenger.sol
+++ b/system-contracts/contracts/L1Messenger.sol
@@ -310,11 +310,11 @@ contract L1Messenger is IL1Messenger, ISystemContract {
             compressedStateDiffs
         );
 
-        PUBDATA_CHUNK_PUBLISHER.chunkAndPublishPubdata(totalL2ToL1Pubdata);
-
         /// Check for calldata strict format
         require(calldataPtr == _totalL2ToL1PubdataAndStateDiffs.length, "Extra data in the totalL2ToL1Pubdata array");
 
+        PUBDATA_CHUNK_PUBLISHER.chunkAndPublishPubdata(totalL2ToL1Pubdata);
+
         /// Native (VM) L2 to L1 log
         SystemContractHelper.toL1(true, bytes32(uint256(SystemLogKey.L2_TO_L1_LOGS_TREE_ROOT_KEY)), l2ToL1LogsTreeRoot);
         SystemContractHelper.toL1(