diff --git a/websocket-sharp/Net/WebHeaderCollection.cs b/websocket-sharp/Net/WebHeaderCollection.cs
index 3cc33af4..891c0aec 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/Net/WebHeaderCollection.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/Net/WebHeaderCollection.cs
@@ -1758,11 +1758,11 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp.Net
     /// </exception>
     public void Set (HttpRequestHeader header, string value)
     {
+      value = checkValue (value);
+
       var key = header.ToString ();
       var name = getHeaderName (key);
 
-      value = checkValue (value);
-
       checkRestricted (name, HttpHeaderType.Request);
       checkAllowed (HttpHeaderType.Request);
       set (name, value, HttpHeaderType.Request);