diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index 71af71de5..5dc221e36 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -976,10 +976,10 @@ CitusPQFinish(MultiConnection *connection)
 {
 	if (connection->pgConn != NULL)
 	{
-		DecrementSharedConnectionCounter(connection->hostname, connection->port);
-
 		PQfinish(connection->pgConn);
 		connection->pgConn = NULL;
+
+		DecrementSharedConnectionCounter(connection->hostname, connection->port);
 	}
 }