diff --git a/accounts/abi/argument.go b/accounts/abi/argument.go
index ed204e0a81..2e48d539e0 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/argument.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/argument.go
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ func (arguments Arguments) UnpackValues(data []byte) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	virtualArgs := 0
 	for index, arg := range nonIndexedArgs {
 		marshalledValue, err := toGoType((index+virtualArgs)*32, arg.Type, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		if arg.Type.T == ArrayTy && !isDynamicType(arg.Type) {
 			// If we have a static array, like [3]uint256, these are coded as
 			// just like uint256,uint256,uint256.
@@ -204,9 +207,6 @@ func (arguments Arguments) UnpackValues(data []byte) ([]interface{}, error) {
 			// coded as just like uint256,bool,uint256
 			virtualArgs += getTypeSize(arg.Type)/32 - 1
 		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 		retval = append(retval, marshalledValue)
 	}
 	return retval, nil
diff --git a/accounts/abi/unpack.go b/accounts/abi/unpack.go
index 0de99cd2b6..b6ca0a0384 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/unpack.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/unpack.go
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ func forTupleUnpack(t Type, output []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 	virtualArgs := 0
 	for index, elem := range t.TupleElems {
 		marshalledValue, err := toGoType((index+virtualArgs)*32, *elem, output)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		if elem.T == ArrayTy && !isDynamicType(*elem) {
 			// If we have a static array, like [3]uint256, these are coded as
 			// just like uint256,uint256,uint256.
@@ -179,9 +182,6 @@ func forTupleUnpack(t Type, output []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 			// coded as just like uint256,bool,uint256
 			virtualArgs += getTypeSize(*elem)/32 - 1
 		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 		retval.Field(index).Set(reflect.ValueOf(marshalledValue))
 	}
 	return retval.Interface(), nil