diff --git a/ccollect.sh b/ccollect.sh
index 71c032b..a61af21 100755
--- a/ccollect.sh
+++ b/ccollect.sh
@@ -332,19 +332,6 @@ while [ "${i}" -lt "${no_sources}" ]; do
       fi
    fi
 
-   #
-   # interval definition: First try source specific, fallback to default
-   #
-   c_interval="$(cat "${backup}/intervals/${INTERVAL}" 2>/dev/null)"
-
-   if [ -z "${c_interval}" ]; then
-      c_interval="$(cat "${CDEFAULTS}/intervals/${INTERVAL}" 2>/dev/null)"
-
-      if [ -z "${c_interval}" ]; then
-         _exit_err "No definition for interval \"${INTERVAL}\" found. Skipping."
-      fi
-   fi
-
    #
    # Source checks
    #
@@ -464,6 +451,19 @@ while [ "${i}" -lt "${no_sources}" ]; do
       fi
    done
 
+   #
+   # interval definition: First try source specific, fallback to default
+   #
+   c_interval="$(cat "${backup}/intervals/${INTERVAL}" 2>/dev/null)"
+
+   if [ -z "${c_interval}" ]; then
+      c_interval="$(cat "${CDEFAULTS}/intervals/${INTERVAL}" 2>/dev/null)"
+
+      if [ -z "${c_interval}" ]; then
+         _exit_err "No definition for interval \"${INTERVAL}\" found. Skipping."
+      fi
+   fi
+
    #
    # check if maximum number of backups is reached, if so remove
    # use grep and ls -p so we only look at directories