diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.mm
index fbd666b82e1..2f00e1cb749 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.mm
@@ -667,11 +667,11 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
     }
     _tasksByRequestID[task.requestID] = task;
     responseSender(@[ task.requestID ]);
+    [RCTInspectorNetworkReporter reportRequestStart:task.requestID
+                                            request:request
+                                  encodedDataLength:task.response.expectedContentLength];
   }
 
-  [RCTInspectorNetworkReporter reportRequestStart:task.requestID
-                                          request:request
-                                encodedDataLength:task.response.expectedContentLength];
   [task start];
 }