diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_configuration.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_configuration.c
index d82b75705..b906a2bd7 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_configuration.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_configuration.c
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ ResetConnParams()
 	}
 
 	ConnParams.size = 0;
-AddConnParam("fallback_application_name", CITUS_APPLICATION_NAME);
 	InvalidateConnParamsHashEntries();
+AddConnParam("fallback_application_name", CITUS_APPLICATION_NAME);
 }