diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PrepublishingTagsViewModel.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PrepublishingTagsViewModel.kt
index 3a36505d11a0..adf3f94a28dc 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PrepublishingTagsViewModel.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PrepublishingTagsViewModel.kt
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ class PrepublishingTagsViewModel @Inject constructor(
     val toolbarTitleUiState: LiveData<UiString> = _toolbarTitleUiState
 
     fun start(editPostRepository: EditPostRepository) {
+        this.editPostRepository = editPostRepository
+
         if (isStarted) return
         isStarted = true
 
-        this.editPostRepository = editPostRepository
         setToolbarTitleUiState()
     }