diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
index 570f7a49f0e..7bcc6eaca84 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ public synchronized void init() {
 
         initialized = true;
 
+        checkInvokerAvailable();
+
         // dispatch a ReferenceConfigInitializedEvent since 2.7.4
         dispatch(new ReferenceConfigInitializedEvent(this, invoker));
     }
@@ -377,6 +379,14 @@ private T createProxy(Map<String, String> map) {
             }
         }
 
+        if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
+            logger.info("Refer dubbo service " + interfaceClass.getName() + " from url " + invoker.getUrl());
+        }
+        // create service proxy
+        return (T) PROXY_FACTORY.getProxy(invoker, ProtocolUtils.isGeneric(generic));
+    }
+
+    private void checkInvokerAvailable() throws IllegalStateException {
         if (shouldCheck() && !invoker.isAvailable()) {
             invoker.destroy();
             throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to check the status of the service "
@@ -390,11 +400,6 @@ private T createProxy(Map<String, String> map) {
                     + " to the consumer "
                     + NetUtils.getLocalHost() + " use dubbo version " + Version.getVersion());
         }
-        if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
-            logger.info("Refer dubbo service " + interfaceClass.getName() + " from url " + invoker.getUrl());
-        }
-        // create service proxy
-        return (T) PROXY_FACTORY.getProxy(invoker, ProtocolUtils.isGeneric(generic));
     }
 
     /**