diff --git a/lib/contracts/address.go b/lib/contracts/address.go
index 408aed5bf..e2a259f51 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/address.go
+++ b/lib/contracts/address.go
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ var (
 
 // GetAddresses returns the contract addresses for the given network.
 func GetAddresses(ctx context.Context, network netconf.ID) (Addresses, error) {
+	ver, err := version(ctx, network)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Addresses{}, err
+	}
+
 	addrsCache.mu.Lock()
 	defer addrsCache.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -122,11 +127,6 @@ func GetAddresses(ctx context.Context, network netconf.ID) (Addresses, error) {
 		return addrs, nil
 	}
 
-	ver, err := version(ctx, network)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Addresses{}, err
-	}
-
 	addrs = Addresses{
 		Create3Factory: create3Factory(network),
 		AVS:            avs(network),