diff --git a/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts b/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts
index 31d1f8d..100d95a 100644
--- a/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts
+++ b/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ export class GatewayService {
     const message = smsData.message || smsData.smsBody
     const recipients = smsData.recipients || smsData.receivers
 
-    await this.billingService.canPerformAction(
-      device.user.toString(),
-      'send_sms',
-      recipients.length,
-    )
-
     if (!message) {
       throw new HttpException(
         {
@@ -141,6 +135,12 @@ export class GatewayService {
       )
     }
 
+    await this.billingService.canPerformAction(
+      device.user.toString(),
+      'send_sms',
+      recipients.length,
+    )
+
     // TODO: Implement a queue to send the SMS if recipients are too many
 
     let smsBatch: SMSBatch
@@ -249,11 +249,6 @@ export class GatewayService {
       )
     }
 
-    await this.billingService.canPerformAction(
-      device.user.toString(),
-      'bulk_send_sms',
-      body.messages.map((m) => m.recipients).flat().length,
-    )
 
     if (
       !Array.isArray(body.messages) ||
@@ -269,6 +264,12 @@ export class GatewayService {
       )
     }
 
+    await this.billingService.canPerformAction(
+      device.user.toString(),
+      'bulk_send_sms',
+      body.messages.map((m) => m.recipients).flat().length,
+    )
+
     const { messageTemplate, messages } = body
 
     const smsBatch = await this.smsBatchModel.create({
@@ -381,12 +382,6 @@ export class GatewayService {
       )
     }
 
-    await this.billingService.canPerformAction(
-      device.user.toString(),
-      'receive_sms',
-      1,
-    )
-
     if (
       (!dto.receivedAt && !dto.receivedAtInMillis) ||
       !dto.sender ||
@@ -402,6 +397,12 @@ export class GatewayService {
       )
     }
 
+    await this.billingService.canPerformAction(
+      device.user.toString(),
+      'receive_sms',
+      1,
+    )
+
     const receivedAt = dto.receivedAtInMillis
       ? new Date(dto.receivedAtInMillis)
       : dto.receivedAt