diff --git a/keyboards/rgbkb/common/touch_encoder.c b/keyboards/rgbkb/common/touch_encoder.c
index 1e6c54e8eb..5f0e4f0cca 100644
--- a/keyboards/rgbkb/common/touch_encoder.c
+++ b/keyboards/rgbkb/common/touch_encoder.c
@@ -244,12 +244,21 @@ void touch_encoder_update_slave(slave_touch_status_t slave_state) {
 }
 
 void touch_encoder_update(int8_t transaction_id) {
-    if (!touch_initialized) return;
 #if TOUCH_UPDATE_INTERVAL > 0
     if (!timer_expired(timer_read(), touch_update_timer)) return;
     touch_update_timer = timer_read() + TOUCH_UPDATE_INTERVAL;
 #endif
 
+    if (is_keyboard_master()) {
+        slave_touch_status_t slave_state;
+        if (transaction_rpc_exec(transaction_id, sizeof(bool), &touch_disabled, sizeof(slave_touch_status_t), &slave_state)) {
+            if (memcmp(&touch_slave_state, &slave_state, sizeof(slave_touch_status_t)))
+                touch_encoder_update_slave(slave_state);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!touch_initialized) return;
+
     read_register(QT_DETECTION_STATUS, &touch_raw[0], sizeof(touch_raw));
     touch_processed[1] = touch_raw[1];
     touch_processed[2] = touch_raw[2];
@@ -277,14 +286,6 @@ void touch_encoder_update(int8_t transaction_id) {
     if ((touch_raw[0] & SLIDER_BIT) && touch_processed[3] != touch_raw[3]) {
         touch_encoder_update_position();
     }
-
-    if (is_keyboard_master()) {
-        slave_touch_status_t slave_state;
-        if (transaction_rpc_exec(transaction_id, sizeof(bool), &touch_disabled, sizeof(slave_touch_status_t), &slave_state)) {
-            if (memcmp(&touch_slave_state, &slave_state, sizeof(slave_touch_status_t)))
-                touch_encoder_update_slave(slave_state);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void touch_encoder_calibrate(void) {