diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index df87773c7a..5e96474fd3 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -2421,16 +2421,16 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(reload_function)
 
 	switch_mutex_lock(reload_mutex);
 
+	if (switch_xml_reload(&err) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		stream->write_function(stream, "+OK Reloading XML\n");
+	}
+
 	if (switch_loadable_module_unload_module((char *) SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir, (char *) cmd, force, &err) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		stream->write_function(stream, "+OK module unloaded\n");
 	} else {
 		stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR unloading module [%s]\n", err);
 	}
 
-	if (switch_xml_reload(&err) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		stream->write_function(stream, "+OK Reloading XML\n");
-	}
-
 	if (switch_loadable_module_load_module((char *) SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir, (char *) cmd, SWITCH_TRUE, &err) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		stream->write_function(stream, "+OK module loaded\n");
 	} else {