diff --git a/src/Rules/Symfony/CommandMustHaveAsCommandAttributeRule.php b/src/Rules/Symfony/CommandMustHaveAsCommandAttributeRule.php
index ee327a55..fa3c0a75 100644
--- a/src/Rules/Symfony/CommandMustHaveAsCommandAttributeRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/Symfony/CommandMustHaveAsCommandAttributeRule.php
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
             return [];
         }
 
+        // do not require an attribute the project does not even have
+        if (! $this->reflectionProvider->hasClass(SymfonyAttribute::AS_COMMAND)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
         // symfony/console must be a direct production dependency, require-dev is skipped
         if (! $this->composerRequireResolver->hasRequiredPackage(self::SYMFONY_CONSOLE_PACKAGE)) {
             return [];
@@ -95,11 +100,6 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
             return [];
         }
 
-        // do not require an attribute the project does not even have
-        if (! $this->reflectionProvider->hasClass(SymfonyAttribute::AS_COMMAND)) {
-            return [];
-        }
-
         foreach ($node->attrGroups as $attrGroup) {
             foreach ($attrGroup->attrs as $attr) {
                 if ($attr->name->toString() === SymfonyAttribute::AS_COMMAND) {