diff --git a/scripts/export_src.sh b/scripts/export_src.sh
index 6e8680f..1901be8 100755
--- a/scripts/export_src.sh
+++ b/scripts/export_src.sh
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ do
   fi
 done
 
-find . -name ".git*" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
-zip -r -q ${SRC_FOLDER_NAME}.zip .
-
 ERR_PATHS=$(find . -name "*[<>:\\|?*]*" | xargs -I %s echo "- %s")
 if [ "$ERR_PATHS" ]; then
     echo "Export aborted! Invalid characters found in file or directories name(s):\n$ERR_PATHS"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+find . -name ".git*" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
+zip -r -q ${SRC_FOLDER_NAME}.zip .
+
 open .