diff --git a/server/services/v1/comments/create.go b/server/services/v1/comments/create.go
index da59250..2a1787e 100644
--- a/server/services/v1/comments/create.go
+++ b/server/services/v1/comments/create.go
@@ -894,11 +894,6 @@ func handleUsdcTip(request *createRequest) {
 			signatureTS = tag.Value
 		}
 
-		err := lbry.ValidateSignatureAndTS(request.args.ChannelID, signature, signatureTS, request.args.ChannelName)
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%v %s", errors.Prefix("could not authenticate channel signature:", err), defaultErrorInfo))
-		}
-
 		for i, v := range tagsLeftToCheck {
 			if v == tag.Name {
 				tagsLeftToCheck = append(tagsLeftToCheck[:i], tagsLeftToCheck[i+1:]...)
@@ -906,6 +901,11 @@ func handleUsdcTip(request *createRequest) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	err = lbry.ValidateSignatureAndTS(request.args.ChannelID, signature, signatureTS, request.args.ChannelName)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%v %s", errors.Prefix("could not authenticate channel signature:", err), defaultErrorInfo))
+	}
+
 	if len(tagsLeftToCheck) != 0 {
 		logrus.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Didn't found tags %v from the tx", tagsLeftToCheck))
 	}