1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 2f041a36..0c860405 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ struct sway_container *container_destroy_noreaping(struct sway_container *con) {
                 return NULL;
         }
 
+        wl_signal_emit(&con->events.destroy, con);
+        ipc_event_window(con, "close");
+
         // The below functions move their children to somewhere else.
         if (con->type == C_OUTPUT) {
                 container_output_destroy(con);
@@ -325,9 +328,6 @@ struct sway_container *container_destroy_noreaping(struct sway_container *con) {
                 }
         }
 
-        wl_signal_emit(&con->events.destroy, con);
-        ipc_event_window(con, "close");
-
         con->destroying = true;
         list_add(server.destroying_containers, con);