1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/WixToolset.Data/IntermediateSection.cs b/src/WixToolset.Data/IntermediateSection.cs
index 2b1f7375..5d17eb31 100644
--- a/src/WixToolset.Data/IntermediateSection.cs
+++ b/src/WixToolset.Data/IntermediateSection.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ namespace WixToolset.Data
             var codepage = jsonObject.GetValueOrDefault("codepage", 0);
             var id = jsonObject.GetValueOrDefault<string>("id");
             var type = jsonObject.GetEnumOrDefault("type", SectionType.Unknown);
-            var tuplesJson = jsonObject.GetValueOrDefault<JsonArray>("tuples");
 
             if (null == id && (SectionType.Unknown != type && SectionType.Fragment != type))
             {
@@ -80,6 +79,8 @@ namespace WixToolset.Data
 
             var section = new IntermediateSection(id, type, codepage);
 
+            var tuplesJson = jsonObject.GetValueOrDefault<JsonArray>("tuples");
+
             foreach (JsonObject tupleJson in tuplesJson)
             {
                 var tuple = IntermediateTuple.Deserialize(creator, tupleJson);