diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/services/stripe-webhook.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/services/stripe-webhook.js
index 56a897dd67..ea45b9e033 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/services/stripe-webhook.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/services/stripe-webhook.js
@@ -138,15 +138,17 @@ module.exports = class StripeWebhookService {
     }
 
     async subscriptionEvent(subscription) {
-        const member = await this._memberRepository.get({
-            customer_id: subscription.customer
-        });
         const subscriptionPriceData = _.get(subscription, 'items.data');
         if (!subscriptionPriceData || subscriptionPriceData.length !== 1) {
             throw new errors.BadRequestError({
                 message: 'Subscription should have exactly 1 price item'
             });
         }
+
+        const member = await this._memberRepository.get({
+            customer_id: subscription.customer
+        });
+
         if (member) {
             await this._memberRepository.linkSubscription({
                 id: member.id,