diff --git a/src-tauri/src/sessions.rs b/src-tauri/src/sessions.rs
index 0d15eb1a9..33ee8f45a 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/sessions.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/sessions.rs
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ fn parse_reflog_line(line: &str) -> Result<Activity> {
 impl Session {
     pub fn current(repo: &git2::Repository, project: &projects::Project) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
         let session_path = project.session_path();
-        if !session_path.exists() {
+        let meta_path = session_path.join("meta");
+        if !meta_path.exists() {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        let meta_path = session_path.join("meta");
-
         let start_path = meta_path.join("start");
         let start_ts = std::fs::read_to_string(start_path.clone())?
             .parse::<u64>()