diff --git a/src/policies/Guard.sol b/src/policies/Guard.sol
index c7823ca..1e94943 100644
--- a/src/policies/Guard.sol
+++ b/src/policies/Guard.sol
@@ -395,17 +395,22 @@ contract Guard is Policy, BaseGuard {
         bytes memory,
         address
     ) external override {
+        // Disallow transactions that use delegate call, unless explicitly
+        // permitted by the protocol.
+        if (operation == Enum.Operation.DelegateCall){
+            if (!STORE.whitelistedDelegates(to)) {
+                revert Errors.GuardPolicy_UnauthorizedDelegateCall(to);
+            } else {
+                // no need to check the transaction if it is to a whitelisted delegate
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         // Check if this guard is active for the protocol.
         if (!isActive) {
             revert Errors.GuardPolicy_Deactivated();
         }
 
-        // Disallow transactions that use delegate call, unless explicitly
-        // permitted by the protocol.
-        if (operation == Enum.Operation.DelegateCall && !STORE.whitelistedDelegates(to)) {
-            revert Errors.GuardPolicy_UnauthorizedDelegateCall(to);
-        }
-
         // Fetch the hook to interact with for this transaction.
         address hook = STORE.contractToHook(to);
         bool hookIsActive = STORE.hookOnTransaction(hook);
