diff --git a/cerbero/build/cookbook.py b/cerbero/build/cookbook.py
index f54c02cb7b0d0799d2db570e1393e2ff8da713cd..1c38487022e54d8ccdfd6df72a318bb5af203cba 100644
--- a/cerbero/build/cookbook.py
+++ b/cerbero/build/cookbook.py
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ class CookBook (object):
         @param name: name of the recipe
         @type name: str
         '''
-        if name in self._invalid_recipes:
-            raise self._invalid_recipes[name]
         if name not in self.recipes:
+            if name in self._invalid_recipes:
+                raise self._invalid_recipes[name]
             raise RecipeNotFoundError(name)
         return self.recipes[name]