diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+network-services/service-port-component.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+network-services/service-port-component.tsx
index 78885b714c..301b21f1f3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+network-services/service-port-component.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+network-services/service-port-component.tsx
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ export class ServicePortComponent extends React.Component<Props> {
 
     this.waiting = true;
 
-    // determine how many port-forwards are already active
-    const { length } = await getPortForwards();
-
     try {
+      // determine how many port-forwards are already active
+      const { length } = await getPortForwards();
+
       this.forwardPort = await addPortForward(portForward);
 
       if (this.forwardPort) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-container-port.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-container-port.tsx
index e9bf322afb..c8beecc334 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-container-port.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-container-port.tsx
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ export class PodContainerPort extends React.Component<Props> {
 
     this.waiting = true;
 
-    // determine how many port-forwards are already active
-    const { length } = await getPortForwards();
-
     try {
+      // determine how many port-forwards are already active
+      const { length } = await getPortForwards();
+
       this.forwardPort = await addPortForward(portForward);
 
       if (this.forwardPort) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx b/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx
index 500f64a056..bacfff9fa0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ export class PortForwardDialog extends Component<Props> {
     const { portForward } = this;
     const { currentPort, desiredPort, close } = this;
 
-    // determine how many port-forwards are already active
-    const { length } = await getPortForwards();
-
     try {
+      // determine how many port-forwards are already active
+      const { length } = await getPortForwards();
+
       let port: number;
 
       portForward.protocol = dialogState.useHttps ? "https" : "http";