diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 1fb464ffcb..e445c1e0d4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ function edit_post( $post_data = null ) {
 	}
 
 	$post_data = _wp_translate_postdata( true, $post_data );
-	if ( 'autosave' != $post_data['action']  && 'auto-draft' == $post_data['post_status'] )
-		$post_data['post_status'] = 'draft';
 	if ( is_wp_error($post_data) )
 		wp_die( $post_data->get_error_message() );
+	if ( 'autosave' != $post_data['action']  && 'auto-draft' == $post_data['post_status'] )
+		$post_data['post_status'] = 'draft';
 
 	if ( isset($post_data['visibility']) ) {
 		switch ( $post_data['visibility'] ) {