diff --git a/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go b/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go
index df8d9a1480a..7ba5e36f1dc 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go
@@ -238,13 +238,12 @@ func (s *artemisScaler) getQueueMessageCount(ctx context.Context) (int64, error)
 	url := s.getMonitoringEndpoint()
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
-
-	req.SetBasicAuth(s.metadata.username, s.metadata.password)
-	req.Header.Set("Origin", s.metadata.corsHeader)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
+	req.SetBasicAuth(s.metadata.username, s.metadata.password)
+	req.Header.Set("Origin", s.metadata.corsHeader)
+
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
diff --git a/pkg/scalers/openstack/keystone_authentication.go b/pkg/scalers/openstack/keystone_authentication.go
index 1d3684d32d6..4319d1a28e3 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/openstack/keystone_authentication.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/openstack/keystone_authentication.go
@@ -116,12 +116,11 @@ func (client *Client) IsTokenValid(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	tokenURL.Path = path.Join(tokenURL.Path, tokensEndpoint)
 
 	checkTokenRequest, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "HEAD", tokenURL.String(), nil)
-	checkTokenRequest.Header.Set("X-Subject-Token", token)
-	checkTokenRequest.Header.Set("X-Auth-Token", token)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	checkTokenRequest.Header.Set("X-Subject-Token", token)
+	checkTokenRequest.Header.Set("X-Auth-Token", token)
 
 	response, err := client.HTTPClient.Do(checkTokenRequest)