diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java
index 5c24c74..83bfda0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java
@@ -388,10 +388,10 @@
     } catch (PermissionBackendException | RuntimeException | Error e) {
       stateLog.error("Unexpected error during replication to " + uri, e, getStatesAsArray());
     } finally {
+      pool.notifyFinished(this);
       if (git != null) {
         git.close();
       }
-      pool.notifyFinished(this);
     }
   }