diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc
index ef5a03085b55c3..4f9f52a22dc610 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class CameraState {
 };
 
 void CameraState::init(VisionIpcServer *v, cl_device_id device_id, cl_context ctx) {
-  if (!camera.enabled) return;
-
   camera.camera_open(v, device_id, ctx);
 
+  if (!camera.enabled) return;
+
   fl_pix = camera.cc.focal_len / camera.sensor->pixel_size_mm;
   set_exposure_rect();
 
diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc b/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
index 178dd9ae179c93..adaa5d5cc9e14f 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
@@ -264,12 +264,12 @@ int SpectraCamera::clear_req_queue() {
 }
 
 void SpectraCamera::camera_open(VisionIpcServer *v, cl_device_id device_id, cl_context ctx) {
-  if (!enabled) return;
-
   if (!openSensor()) {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (!enabled) return;
+
   // size is driven by all the HW that handles frames,
   // the video encoder has certain alignment requirements in this case
   stride = VENUS_Y_STRIDE(COLOR_FMT_NV12, sensor->frame_width);