diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs
index e7ed8038..6f543068 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         {
             if (!serverState.IsOpen)
                 return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
 
             if (tableRequest.Limit == null || tableRequest.Limit < 1)
             {
@@ -65,9 +67,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             }
 
 
-            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
-                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
-
             var UserRoles = UserRolesFromContext.Roles(HttpContext.Items);
             var UserId = UserIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items);