diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index d3f8eb1..5e97206 100755
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -655,30 +655,30 @@ repo
           continue;
         }
 
-        const service = item.service || 'github';
-        const isPrivate = item.public ? false : Boolean(item.private);
-        const payload = {
-          clone_addr: from,
-          repo_name: name,
-          repo_owner: item.owner || item.repo_owner || config.login,
-          service,
-          description: item.description || undefined,
-          private: isPrivate,
-          issues: normalizeBool(item.issues, true),
-          labels: normalizeBool(item.labels, true),
-          milestones: normalizeBool(item.milestones, true),
-          pull_requests: normalizeBool(item.pull_requests, true),
-          releases: normalizeBool(item.releases, true),
-          wiki: normalizeBool(item.wiki, true),
-          lfs: normalizeBool(item.lfs, false),
-          auth_token: resolveSourceToken(item.github_token, service),
-        };
-
-        Object.keys(payload).forEach((key) => {
-          if (payload[key] === undefined) delete payload[key];
-        });
-
         try {
+          const service = item.service || 'github';
+          const isPrivate = item.public ? false : Boolean(item.private);
+          const payload = {
+            clone_addr: from,
+            repo_name: name,
+            repo_owner: item.owner || item.repo_owner || config.login,
+            service,
+            description: item.description || undefined,
+            private: isPrivate,
+            issues: normalizeBool(item.issues, true),
+            labels: normalizeBool(item.labels, true),
+            milestones: normalizeBool(item.milestones, true),
+            pull_requests: normalizeBool(item.pull_requests, true),
+            releases: normalizeBool(item.releases, true),
+            wiki: normalizeBool(item.wiki, true),
+            lfs: normalizeBool(item.lfs, false),
+            auth_token: resolveSourceToken(item.github_token, service),
+          };
+
+          Object.keys(payload).forEach((key) => {
+            if (payload[key] === undefined) delete payload[key];
+          });
+
           const result = await client.migrateRepo(payload);
           console.log(`Imported: ${result.full_name} -> ${result.html_url}`);
           results.push({ name, status: 'ok', url: result.html_url });