diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
index 6c805615692..f0b3ad3c20b 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/lwm2m/lwm2m_engine.c
@@ -2421,6 +2421,13 @@ static int handle_request(struct coap_packet *request,
 
 	code = coap_header_get_code(in.in_cpkt);
 
+	/* setup response token */
+	tkl = coap_header_get_token(in.in_cpkt, token);
+	if (tkl) {
+		msg->tkl = tkl;
+		msg->token = token;
+	}
+
 	/* parse the URL path into components */
 	r = coap_find_options(in.in_cpkt, COAP_OPTION_URI_PATH, options, 4);
 	if (r <= 0) {
@@ -2529,13 +2536,6 @@ static int handle_request(struct coap_packet *request,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* setup response token */
-	tkl = coap_header_get_token(in.in_cpkt, token);
-	if (tkl) {
-		msg->tkl = tkl;
-		msg->token = token;
-	}
-
 	/* setup incoming data */
 	in.frag = coap_packet_get_payload(in.in_cpkt, &in.offset,
 					  &in.payload_len);