diff --git a/stepmania/src/PlayerStageStats.cpp b/stepmania/src/PlayerStageStats.cpp
index 4e32c244ff..8ee2c52beb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PlayerStageStats.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PlayerStageStats.cpp
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ float PlayerStageStats::GetLifeRecordLerpAt( float fStepsSecond ) const
 	if( earlier != fLifeRecord.begin() )
 		--earlier;
 
-	if( earlier->first == later->first )	// two samples from the same time.  Don't divide by zero in SCALE
-		return earlier->second;
-
 	if( later == fLifeRecord.end() )
 		return earlier->second;
+	
+	if( earlier->first == later->first )	// two samples from the same time.  Don't divide by zero in SCALE
+		return earlier->second;
 
 	/* earlier <= pos <= later */
 	return SCALE( fStepsSecond, earlier->first, later->first, earlier->second, later->second );