From a76aff7ef10883d95fb74ee9d54caf674d465e83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Valentin Sulzer <valentinsulzer@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:30:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] reordering

---
 src/pybamm/config.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pybamm/config.py b/src/pybamm/config.py
index b670f43257..3696c34cf2 100644
--- a/src/pybamm/config.py
+++ b/src/pybamm/config.py
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ def generate():
     if is_running_tests():
         return
 
+    # Check if the config file already exists
+    if read() is not None:
+        return
+
     config_file = _get_config_file()
 
     # Create the directory if it doesn't exist
     config_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-    # Check if the config file already exists
-    if read() is not None:
-        return
-
     # Generate a UUID
     unique_id = uuid.uuid4()