diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index 6081ddd89..5ba637c2f 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -1740,9 +1740,9 @@ skip:
     if (add_fail)
       m_p2p->add_host_fail(context.m_remote_address);
 
-    m_p2p->drop_connection(context);
-
     m_block_queue.flush_spans(context.m_connection_id, flush_all_spans);
+
+    m_p2p->drop_connection(context);
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   template<class t_core>