diff --git a/Clockwork/DataSource/LaravelDataSource.php b/Clockwork/DataSource/LaravelDataSource.php
index 736982ed..5d550a90 100644
--- a/Clockwork/DataSource/LaravelDataSource.php
+++ b/Clockwork/DataSource/LaravelDataSource.php
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ protected function resolveAuthenticatedUser(Request $request)
 		if (! ($user = $this->app['auth']->user())) return;
 
 		// retrieve attributes in this awkward way to make sure we don't trigger exceptions with Eloquent strict mode on
-		$user = $user->getAttributes();
 		$keyName = $user->getKeyName();
+		$user = $user->getAttributes();
 
 		if (! isset($user['email']) || ! isset($user[$keyName])) return;