diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
index 9b98ba010..f20babb73 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
@@ -1187,6 +1187,12 @@ ActivateNodeList(List *nodeList)
 		bool syncMetadata = EnableMetadataSync && NodeIsPrimary(workerNode);
 		if (syncMetadata)
 		{
+			/*
+			 * Update local group id first, as object dependency logic requires to have
+			 * updated local group id.
+			 */
+			UpdateLocalGroupIdOnNode(workerNode);
+
 			/*
 			 * We are going to sync the metadata anyway in this transaction, so do
 			 * not fail just because the current metadata is not synced.
@@ -1194,12 +1200,6 @@ ActivateNodeList(List *nodeList)
 			SetWorkerColumn(workerNode, Anum_pg_dist_node_metadatasynced,
 							BoolGetDatum(true));
 
-			/*
-			 * Update local group id first, as object dependency logic requires to have
-			 * updated local group id.
-			 */
-			UpdateLocalGroupIdOnNode(workerNode);
-
 			nodeToSyncMetadata = lappend(nodeToSyncMetadata, workerNode);
 		}
 	}