diff --git a/server/middlewares/integration/verifyApiKeySetResourceUsers.ts b/server/middlewares/integration/verifyApiKeySetResourceUsers.ts
index 9c96e6ec..51a8f3fc 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/integration/verifyApiKeySetResourceUsers.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/integration/verifyApiKeySetResourceUsers.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export async function verifyApiKeySetResourceUsers(
         );
     }
 
+    if (apiKey.isRoot) {
+        // Root keys can access any key in any org
+        return next();
+    }
+
     if (!req.apiKeyOrg) {
         return next(
             createHttpError(
@@ -32,11 +37,6 @@ export async function verifyApiKeySetResourceUsers(
         return next(createHttpError(HttpCode.BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid user IDs"));
     }
 
-    if (apiKey.isRoot) {
-        // Root keys can access any key in any org
-        return next();
-    }
-
     if (userIds.length === 0) {
         return next();
     }