diff --git a/etiquette/objects.py b/etiquette/objects.py
index 75f6f81..8110cfb 100644
--- a/etiquette/objects.py
+++ b/etiquette/objects.py
@@ -933,6 +933,9 @@ class Photo(ObjectBase):
         '''
         Load the file's height, width, etc as appropriate for this type of file.
         '''
+        self.photodb.log.debug('Reloading metadata for %s', self)
+
+        # If the file has disappeared, this will just return None.
         self.bytes = self.real_path.size
         self.width = None
         self.height = None
@@ -940,8 +943,6 @@ class Photo(ObjectBase):
         self.ratio = None
         self.duration = None
 
-        self.photodb.log.debug('Reloading metadata for %s', self)
-
         if self.simple_mimetype == 'image':
             try:
                 image = PIL.Image.open(self.real_path.absolute_path)