diff --git a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs
index 73373a4fb..248798737 100644
--- a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs
+++ b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs
@@ -638,8 +638,6 @@ namespace UniGLTF
                 mesh.RecalculateNormals();
             }
 
-            mesh.UploadMeshData(false);
-
             return (mesh, recalculateTangents);
         }
 
@@ -700,6 +698,8 @@ namespace UniGLTF
                 }
             }
 
+            mesh.UploadMeshData(false);
+
             return result;
         }
     }