diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/N3MultiPartUpload.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/N3MultiPartUpload.java
index 6bdc07bfd..6dee80e07 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/N3MultiPartUpload.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/N3MultiPartUpload.java
@@ -135,16 +135,17 @@ public class N3MultiPartUpload extends VitroHttpServlet {
 
 		EditConfiguration editConfig = EditConfiguration.getConfigFromSession(
 				session, request);
+		if (editConfig == null) {
+			RequestDispatcher rd = request
+			.getRequestDispatcher("/edit/messages/noEditConfigFound.jsp");
+			rd.forward(request, resp);
+			return;
+		}
+		
         EditSubmission submission = 
             new EditSubmission(request.getParameterMap(), editConfig, request.getFiles());
         EditN3Generator n3Subber = editConfig.getN3Generator();
 
-        if (editConfig == null) {
-            RequestDispatcher rd = request
-                    .getRequestDispatcher("/edit/messages/noEditConfigFound.jsp");
-            rd.forward(request, resp);
-        }
-
         // check for form validation errors
         Map<String, String> errors = submission.getValidationErrors();
         EditSubmission.putEditSubmissionInSession(session, submission);