diff --git a/src/flt_spoe.c b/src/flt_spoe.c
index a537958..a701c70 100644
--- a/src/flt_spoe.c
+++ b/src/flt_spoe.c
@@ -1843,6 +1843,8 @@
 			goto switchstate;
 
 		case SPOE_APPCTX_ST_IDLE:
+			SPOE_DEBUG_STMT(agent->rt[tid].applets_idle--);
+			eb32_delete(&SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->node);
 			if (stopping &&
 			    LIST_ISEMPTY(&agent->rt[tid].sending_queue) &&
 			    LIST_ISEMPTY(&SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->waiting_queue)) {
@@ -1851,8 +1853,6 @@
 				appctx->st0 = SPOE_APPCTX_ST_DISCONNECT;
 				goto switchstate;
 			}
-			SPOE_DEBUG_STMT(agent->rt[tid].applets_idle--);
-			eb32_delete(&SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->node);
 			appctx->st0 = SPOE_APPCTX_ST_PROCESSING;
 			/* fall through */