diff --git a/modules/node.module b/modules/node.module
index a8e59ce5374b16cd57c6c6b3e1d3b65a0a2039a3..7e3a75f2b1fcc815ed6dbf9f45379c4768572a90 100644
--- a/modules/node.module
+++ b/modules/node.module
@@ -126,14 +126,6 @@ function node_teaser($body) {
     return $body;
   }
 
-  /*
-  ** If we have a short body, return the entire body:
-  */
-
-  if (strlen($body) < $size) {
-    return $body;
-  }
-
   /*
   ** If a valid delimiter has been specified, use it to
   ** chop of the teaser.  The delimiter can be outside
@@ -145,6 +137,14 @@ function node_teaser($body) {
     return substr($body, 0, $delimiter);
   }
 
+  /*
+  ** If we have a short body, return the entire body:
+  */
+
+  if (strlen($body) < $size) {
+    return $body;
+  }
+
   /*
   ** In some cases no delimiter has been specified (eg.
   ** when posting using the Blogger API) in which case