diff --git a/contrib/git-jump/git-jump b/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
index be0642bbe3..a5a8a77e20 100755
--- a/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
+++ b/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ if test $# -lt 1; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 mode=$1; shift
+type "mode_$mode" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { usage >&2; exit 1; }
+
 if test "$use_stdout" = "t"; then
 	"mode_$mode" "$@"
 	exit 0
@@ -95,7 +97,6 @@ fi
 
 trap 'rm -f "$tmp"' 0 1 2 3 15
 tmp=`mktemp -t git-jump.XXXXXX` || exit 1
-type "mode_$mode" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { usage >&2; exit 1; }
 "mode_$mode" "$@" >"$tmp"
 test -s "$tmp" || exit 0
 open_editor "$tmp"