diff --git a/route/conf_name.js b/route/conf_name.js
index ebe792a6cd798ddd270db7e93100acd421e21f27..6b996c9d645f5d7ffd962a56d694112d845181a4 100644
--- a/route/conf_name.js
+++ b/route/conf_name.js
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ router.get('/change', (req, res) => {
 router.post('/change', async (req, res) => {
     const { email, newName } = req.body;
 
+    const user = await User.findOne({ email });
+
     try {
         if (!email || !newName) {
-            return res.status(400).json({ message: '유효하지 않은 요청입니다.' });
+            return res.status(400).json({message: '유효하지 않은 요청입니다.'});
         }
 
-        const user = await User.findOne({ email });
 
         // 사용자 존재 여부 확인
         if (!user) {