diff --git a/src/common/Collision/Maps/MapTree.cpp b/src/common/Collision/Maps/MapTree.cpp
index 7f7fe5c05c..dbb35f7e94 100644
--- a/src/common/Collision/Maps/MapTree.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Collision/Maps/MapTree.cpp
@@ -320,9 +320,6 @@ namespace VMAP
                 ModelSpawn spawn;
                 if (ModelSpawn::readFromFile(fileResult.TileFile.get(), spawn))
                 {
-                    if (spawn.flags & MOD_PATH_ONLY && !vm->LoadPathOnlyModels)
-                        continue;
-
                     // update tree
                     uint32 referencedVal = 0;
                     if (fread(&referencedVal, sizeof(uint32), 1, fileResult.SpawnIndicesFile.get()) != 1)
@@ -339,6 +336,9 @@ namespace VMAP
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    if (spawn.flags & MOD_PATH_ONLY && !vm->LoadPathOnlyModels)
+                        continue;
+
                     // acquire model instance
                     std::shared_ptr<WorldModel> model = vm->acquireModelInstance(iBasePath, spawn.name);
                     if (!model)