diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index 4568dd34b..e1101667d 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ func (c *Client) BuildUnstructured(namespace string, reader io.Reader) (Result,
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(namespace).
 		DefaultNamespace().
-		Stream(reader, "").
 		Schema(c.validator()).
+		Stream(reader, "").
 		Flatten().
 		Do().Infos()
 	return result, scrubValidationError(err)