1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/git-cvsserver.perl b/git-cvsserver.perl
index 5cbf27e..10aba50 100755
--- a/git-cvsserver.perl
+++ b/git-cvsserver.perl
@@ -1813,14 +1813,14 @@ sub req_annotate
 # the second is $state->{files} which is everything after it.
 sub argsplit
 {
-    return unless( defined($state->{arguments}) and ref $state->{arguments} eq "ARRAY" );
-
-    my $type = shift;
-
     $state->{args} = [];
     $state->{files} = [];
     $state->{opt} = {};
 
+    return unless( defined($state->{arguments}) and ref $state->{arguments} eq "ARRAY" );
+
+    my $type = shift;
+
     if ( defined($type) )
     {
         my $opt = {};