diff --git a/tap/tlstapper/bpf/golang_uprobes.c b/tap/tlstapper/bpf/golang_uprobes.c
index f473e9c54..f28c149dd 100644
--- a/tap/tlstapper/bpf/golang_uprobes.c
+++ b/tap/tlstapper/bpf/golang_uprobes.c
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ static __always_inline int golang_crypto_tls_write_uprobe(struct pt_regs *ctx) {
 
 SEC("uprobe/golang_crypto_tls_read")
 static __always_inline int golang_crypto_tls_read_uprobe(struct pt_regs *ctx) {
+    void* stack_addr = (void*)ctx->rsp;
+    __u64 data_p;
+    // Address at ctx->rsp + 0xd8 holds the data
+    __u32 status = bpf_probe_read(&data_p, sizeof(data_p), stack_addr + 0xd8);
+    if (status < 0) {
+        bpf_printk("[golang_crypto_tls_read_uprobe] error reading data pointer: %d", status);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     struct golang_read_write *b = NULL;
     b = bpf_ringbuf_reserve(&golang_read_writes, sizeof(struct golang_read_write), 0);
     if (!b) {
@@ -85,16 +94,6 @@ static __always_inline int golang_crypto_tls_read_uprobe(struct pt_regs *ctx) {
     b->len = ctx->rcx;
     b->cap = ctx->rcx; // no cap info
 
-    void* stack_addr = (void*)ctx->rsp;
-    __u64 data_p;
-    // Address at ctx->rsp + 0xd8 holds the data
-    __u32 status = bpf_probe_read(&data_p, sizeof(data_p), stack_addr + 0xd8);
-    if (status < 0) {
-        bpf_printk("[golang_crypto_tls_read_uprobe] error reading data pointer: %d", status);
-        bpf_ringbuf_discard(b, BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     status = bpf_probe_read(&b->data, CHUNK_SIZE, (void*)(data_p));
     if (status < 0) {
         bpf_printk("[golang_crypto_tls_read_uprobe] error reading data: %d", status);
diff --git a/tap/tlstapper/tlstapper_bpfeb.o b/tap/tlstapper/tlstapper_bpfeb.o
index b6f21af74..1d128f91a 100644
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diff --git a/tap/tlstapper/tlstapper_bpfel.o b/tap/tlstapper/tlstapper_bpfel.o
index 5acf8f057..f7dceb125 100644
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