diff --git a/src/Excludable.php b/src/Excludable.php
index 68eb46d..c9e85f1 100644
--- a/src/Excludable.php
+++ b/src/Excludable.php
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ public static function areAllExcluded(): bool
     public function addToExclusion(): bool
     {
         return DB::transaction(function () {
+            if ($this->fireModelEvent('excluding') === false) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             $this->exclusions()->where([
                 'type' => Exclusion::TYPE_INCLUDE,
                 'excludable_type' => $this->getMorphClass(),
@@ -71,10 +75,6 @@ public function addToExclusion(): bool
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if ($this->fireModelEvent('excluding') === false) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
             $exclusion = $this->exclusion()->firstOrCreate([
                 'type' => Exclusion::TYPE_EXCLUDE,
                 'excludable_type' => $this->getMorphClass(),