diff --git a/api/tasks/delete_account_task.py b/api/tasks/delete_account_task.py
index fa7a0ce0bff6ab..d005e1178f9eb7 100644
--- a/api/tasks/delete_account_task.py
+++ b/api/tasks/delete_account_task.py
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 
 @shared_task(queue="dataset")
 def delete_account_task(account_id, reason: str):
+    account = db.session.query(Account).filter(Account.id == account_id).first()
     try:
         BillingService.delete_account(account_id, reason)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception(f"Failed to delete account {account_id} from billing service.")
         raise
 
-    account = db.session.query(Account).filter(Account.id == account_id).first()
     if not account:
         logger.error(f"Account {account_id} not found.")
         return