diff --git a/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js b/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js
index 98893387..c3ad8ae8 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ class RequestResult {
 
 function createXhr(url, {method, headers, timeout, format, uploadProgress}) {
     const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+
+    if (uploadProgress) {
+        xhr.upload.addEventListener("progress", evt => uploadProgress(evt.loaded));
+    }
+
     xhr.open(method, url);
     
     if (format === "buffer") {
@@ -56,10 +61,6 @@ function createXhr(url, {method, headers, timeout, format, uploadProgress}) {
         xhr.timeout = timeout;
     }
 
-    if (uploadProgress) {
-        xhr.upload.addEventListener("progress", evt => uploadProgress(evt.loaded));
-    }
-
     return xhr;
 }