diff --git a/scripts/re0_gallery.py b/scripts/re0_gallery.py
index e3814a6..e287009 100644
--- a/scripts/re0_gallery.py
+++ b/scripts/re0_gallery.py
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ def sync_galleries():
         it = iter(zh_templates)
         zh_text = re.sub("\0", lambda _: next(it), zh_text)
 
-        # cosmetic changes
-        zh_text = CosmeticChangesToolkit(zh_page).change(zh_text)
-
         # check if text changed
         if zh_text == zh_page.text:
             logging.debug("no change for %s", zh_page.title())
             continue
 
+        # cosmetic changes
+        zh_text = CosmeticChangesToolkit(zh_page).change(zh_text)
+
         zh_page.text = zh_text
         zh_page.save(
             summary=f"Sync {'tabber' if is_sync_tabber else 'galleries'} with {link}"