diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp
index 8e04748e..7852b369 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp
@@ -485,6 +485,12 @@ namespace Catch {
         SourceLineInfo lineInfo,
         Generators::GeneratorBasePtr&& generator ) {
 
+        if ( m_config->warnAboutInfiniteGenerators() &&
+             !generator->isFinite() ) {
+            // TBD: Would it be better to expand this macro inline?
+            FAIL( "GENERATE() would run infinitely" );
+        }
+
         auto nameAndLoc = TestCaseTracking::NameAndLocation( static_cast<std::string>( generatorName ), lineInfo );
         auto& currentTracker = m_trackerContext.currentTracker();
         assert(
@@ -497,11 +503,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         currentTracker.addChild( CATCH_MOVE( newTracker ) );
 
         ret->setGenerator( CATCH_MOVE( generator ) );
-        if ( m_config->warnAboutInfiniteGenerators() &&
-             !ret->getGenerator()->isFinite() ) {
-            // TBD: Would it be better to expand this macro inline?
-            FAIL( "GENERATE() would run infinitely" );
-        }
         ret->open();
         return ret;
     }