diff --git a/libs/common/src/services/fido2/fido2.service.ts b/libs/common/src/services/fido2/fido2.service.ts
index 2c7e1a98310..6fc8f7ea2f3 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/services/fido2/fido2.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/services/fido2/fido2.service.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ export class Fido2Service implements Fido2ServiceAbstraction {
   }
 
   async assertCredential(params: CredentialAssertParams): Promise<CredentialAssertResult> {
-    const presence = await this.fido2UserInterfaceService.verifyPresence();
-
     let credential: BitCredential | undefined;
 
     if (params.allowedCredentialIds && params.allowedCredentialIds.length > 0) {
@@ -127,6 +125,8 @@ export class Fido2Service implements Fido2ServiceAbstraction {
       throw new OriginMismatchError();
     }
 
+    const presence = await this.fido2UserInterfaceService.verifyPresence();
+
     const encoder = new TextEncoder();
     const clientData = encoder.encode(
       JSON.stringify({