diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jlib/container/storage/capacity/AbstractSplitCapacityStrategy.java b/src/main/java/org/jlib/container/storage/capacity/AbstractSplitCapacityStrategy.java
index f251fa0b..add66547 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jlib/container/storage/capacity/AbstractSplitCapacityStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jlib/container/storage/capacity/AbstractSplitCapacityStrategy.java
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ protected AbstractSplitCapacityStrategy(final LinearIndexStorage<Item> storage,
     public void ensureSplitCapacity(final int splitIndex, final int splitCapacity)
     throws InvalidIndexException {
         ensureIndexValid(splitIndex);
+        ensureCapacityValid(splitCapacity);
 
         if (splitCapacity == 0)
             return;
 
-        ensureCapacityValid(splitCapacity);
-
         safeEnsureSplitCapacity(splitIndex, splitCapacity);
 
         getContentIndexRange().incrementMaximum(splitCapacity);