1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/couchdb/couch_js_functions.hrl b/src/couchdb/couch_js_functions.hrl
index 3214b1f6..1f314f6e 100644
--- a/src/couchdb/couch_js_functions.hrl
+++ b/src/couchdb/couch_js_functions.hrl
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 -define(AUTH_DB_DOC_VALIDATE_FUNCTION, <<"
     function(newDoc, oldDoc, userCtx) {
-        if ((oldDoc && oldDoc.type !== 'user') || newDoc.type !== 'user') {
-            throw({forbidden : 'doc.type must be user'});
-        } // we only allow user docs for now
-
         if (newDoc._deleted === true) {
             // allow deletes by admins and matching users
             // without checking the other fields
@@ -27,6 +23,10 @@
             }
         }
 
+        if ((oldDoc && oldDoc.type !== 'user') || newDoc.type !== 'user') {
+            throw({forbidden : 'doc.type must be user'});
+        } // we only allow user docs for now
+
         if (!newDoc.name) {
             throw({forbidden: 'doc.name is required'});
         }