diff --git a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
index f1f43818b395..ac17cd7df685 100644
--- a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
@@ -22,6 +22,32 @@ def RELEASE_ON_SCHEDULE = true // Set to `true` *only* on branches where you wan
 print "INFO: env.PROJECT = ${env.PROJECT}"
 print "INFO: env.JIRA_KEY = ${env.JIRA_KEY}"
 
+// --------------------------------------------
+// Build conditions
+
+// Avoid running the pipeline on branch indexing
+if (currentBuild.getBuildCauses().toString().contains('BranchIndexingCause')) {
+	print "INFO: Build skipped due to trigger being Branch Indexing"
+	currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+	return
+}
+
+def manualRelease = currentBuild.getBuildCauses().toString().contains( 'UserIdCause' )
+def cronRelease = currentBuild.getBuildCauses().toString().contains( 'TimerTriggerCause' )
+
+// Only do automatic release on branches where we opted in
+if ( !manualRelease && !cronRelease ) {
+	print "INFO: Build skipped because automated releases on push are disabled on this branch."
+	currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+	return
+}
+
+if ( !manualRelease && cronRelease && !RELEASE_ON_SCHEDULE ) {
+	print "INFO: Build skipped because automated releases are disabled on this branch. See constant RELEASE_ON_SCHEDULE in ci/release/Jenkinsfile"
+	currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+	return
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------
 // Reusable methods
 
@@ -36,9 +62,6 @@ def checkoutReleaseScripts() {
 // --------------------------------------------
 // Pipeline
 
-// NOTE: this job checks pre-conditions
-// and may cancel itself before even running,
-// see "Build conditions" at the bottom of this file.
 pipeline {
 	agent {
 		label 'Release'
@@ -252,33 +275,3 @@ pipeline {
  		}
  	}
 }
-
-// --------------------------------------------
-// Build conditions
-
-// Note this code is at the end of the file for a reason:
-// this code gets executed after Jenkins parses the Jenkinsfile (so that Jenkins knows about the build's parameters/options)
-// but before Jenkins runs the build (so that we can cancel it before an agent is even started).
-
-// Avoid running the pipeline on branch indexing
-if (currentBuild.getBuildCauses().toString().contains('BranchIndexingCause')) {
-	print "INFO: Build skipped due to trigger being Branch Indexing"
-	currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
-	return
-}
-
-def manualRelease = currentBuild.getBuildCauses().toString().contains( 'UserIdCause' )
-def cronRelease = currentBuild.getBuildCauses().toString().contains( 'TimerTriggerCause' )
-
-// Only do automatic release on branches where we opted in
-if ( !manualRelease && !cronRelease ) {
-	print "INFO: Build skipped because automated releases on push are disabled on this branch."
-	currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
-	return
-}
-
-if ( !manualRelease && cronRelease && !RELEASE_ON_SCHEDULE ) {
-	print "INFO: Build skipped because automated releases are disabled on this branch. See constant RELEASE_ON_SCHEDULE in ci/release/Jenkinsfile"
-	currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
-	return
-}