Index: src/pager.c
==================================================================
--- src/pager.c
+++ src/pager.c
@@ -5959,15 +5959,15 @@
 int sqlite3PagerWrite(PgHdr *pPg){
   Pager *pPager = pPg->pPager;
   assert( (pPg->flags & PGHDR_MMAP)==0 );
   assert( pPager->eState>=PAGER_WRITER_LOCKED );
   assert( assert_pager_state(pPager) );
-  if( pPager->errCode ){
-    return pPager->errCode;
-  }else if( (pPg->flags & PGHDR_WRITEABLE)!=0 && pPager->dbSize>=pPg->pgno ){
+  if( (pPg->flags & PGHDR_WRITEABLE)!=0 && pPager->dbSize>=pPg->pgno ){
     if( pPager->nSavepoint ) return subjournalPageIfRequired(pPg);
     return SQLITE_OK;
+  }else if( pPager->errCode ){
+    return pPager->errCode;
   }else if( pPager->sectorSize > (u32)pPager->pageSize ){
     assert( pPager->tempFile==0 );
     return pagerWriteLargeSector(pPg);
   }else{
     return pager_write(pPg);