diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc
index b993c996411..a9991a49ad7 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_deform_curves_on_surface.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void node_geo_exec(GeoNodeExecParams params)
   Curves &curves_id = *curves_geometry.get_curves_for_write();
   CurvesGeometry &curves = CurvesGeometry::wrap(curves_id.geometry);
 
-  if (!mesh_orig.attribute_exists(uv_map_name)) {
+  if (!mesh_eval.attribute_exists(uv_map_name)) {
     pass_through_input();
     char *message = BLI_sprintfN(TIP_("The evaluated surface does not have a uv map called '%s'."),
                                  uv_map_name.c_str());
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void node_geo_exec(GeoNodeExecParams params)
     MEM_freeN(message);
     return;
   }
-  if (!mesh_eval.attribute_exists(uv_map_name)) {
+  if (!mesh_orig.attribute_exists(uv_map_name)) {
     pass_through_input();
     char *message = BLI_sprintfN(TIP_("The original surface does not have a uv map called '%s'."),
                                  uv_map_name.c_str());