diff --git a/providers/gossip.lua b/providers/gossip.lua
index 9d781c6..7ddafea 100644
--- a/providers/gossip.lua
+++ b/providers/gossip.lua
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ function gossipProvider:AddPin(info, gossipInfo)
 	pin:SetID(gossipInfo.gossipOptionID)
 	pin.owner = self
 
+	-- flag the map for ancestry
+	addon:FlagMap(info.mapID)
+
 	if not pin:SetPosition(info.mapID, info.x, info.y) then
 		pin:Hide()
 		return
 	end
 
-	-- flag the map for ancestry
-	addon:FlagMap(info.mapID)
-
 	if info.isTaxi then
 		pin:SetSize(20, 20)
 		pin:SetIconAtlas('Taxi_Frame_Gray')