diff --git a/jupyter_server/services/contents/filemanager.py b/jupyter_server/services/contents/filemanager.py
index 54e2dca38d..8980437c87 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/services/contents/filemanager.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/services/contents/filemanager.py
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ def save(self, model, path=""):
         """Save the file model and return the model with no content."""
         path = path.strip("/")
 
+        self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
+
         if "type" not in model:
             raise web.HTTPError(400, u"No file type provided")
         if "content" not in model and model["type"] != "directory":
@@ -441,8 +443,6 @@ def save(self, model, path=""):
         os_path = self._get_os_path(path)
         self.log.debug("Saving %s", os_path)
 
-        self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
-
         try:
             if model["type"] == "notebook":
                 nb = nbformat.from_dict(model["content"])
@@ -757,16 +757,15 @@ async def save(self, model, path=""):
         """Save the file model and return the model with no content."""
         path = path.strip("/")
 
+        os_path = self._get_os_path(path)
+        self.log.debug("Saving %s", os_path)
+        self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
+
         if "type" not in model:
             raise web.HTTPError(400, u"No file type provided")
         if "content" not in model and model["type"] != "directory":
             raise web.HTTPError(400, u"No file content provided")
 
-        os_path = self._get_os_path(path)
-        self.log.debug("Saving %s", os_path)
-
-        self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
-
         try:
             if model["type"] == "notebook":
                 nb = nbformat.from_dict(model["content"])
diff --git a/jupyter_server/services/contents/largefilemanager.py b/jupyter_server/services/contents/largefilemanager.py
index 5c2b6b28b6..28c3ffce50 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/services/contents/largefilemanager.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/services/contents/largefilemanager.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ def save(self, model, path=""):
         if chunk is not None:
             path = path.strip("/")
 
+            self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
+
             if "type" not in model:
                 raise web.HTTPError(400, u"No file type provided")
             if model["type"] != "file":
@@ -31,11 +33,10 @@ def save(self, model, path=""):
                 raise web.HTTPError(400, u"No file content provided")
 
             os_path = self._get_os_path(path)
+            self.log.debug("Saving %s", os_path)
 
             try:
                 if chunk == 1:
-                    self.log.debug("Saving %s", os_path)
-                    self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
                     super(LargeFileManager, self)._save_file(
                         os_path, model["content"], model.get("format")
                     )
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ async def save(self, model, path=""):
         if chunk is not None:
             path = path.strip("/")
 
+            os_path = self._get_os_path(path)
+            self.log.debug("Saving %s", os_path)
+            self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
+
             if "type" not in model:
                 raise web.HTTPError(400, u"No file type provided")
             if model["type"] != "file":
@@ -102,12 +107,8 @@ async def save(self, model, path=""):
             if "content" not in model and model["type"] != "directory":
                 raise web.HTTPError(400, u"No file content provided")
 
-            os_path = self._get_os_path(path)
-
             try:
                 if chunk == 1:
-                    self.log.debug("Saving %s", os_path)
-                    self.run_pre_save_hook(model=model, path=path)
                     await super(AsyncLargeFileManager, self)._save_file(
                         os_path, model["content"], model.get("format")
                     )