diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb
index 076e1a2418..c1ee9820ae 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb
@@ -435,10 +435,9 @@ module Homebrew
       specs = {}
       specs[:tag] = tag if tag.present?
       version = Version.detect(url, **specs)
+      return if version.null?
     end
 
-    return if version.null?
-
     check_throttle(formula, version)
     check_closed_pull_requests(formula, tap_remote_repo, args: args, version: version)
   end