diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_async.c b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
index 7f0b37905a..f9cf24ef83 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_async.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
@@ -936,12 +936,6 @@ static switch_bool_t record_callback(switch_media_bug_t *bug, void *user_data, s
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Stop recording file %s\n", rh->file);
 			switch_channel_set_private(channel, rh->file, NULL);
 
-			if (switch_event_create(&event, SWITCH_EVENT_RECORD_STOP) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-				switch_channel_event_set_data(channel, event);
-				switch_event_add_header_string(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Record-File-Path", rh->file);
-				switch_event_fire(&event);
-			}
-
 			if (rh->fh) {
 				switch_size_t len;
 				uint8_t data[SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -970,6 +964,12 @@ static switch_bool_t record_callback(switch_media_bug_t *bug, void *user_data, s
 				}
 			}
 
+			if (switch_event_create(&event, SWITCH_EVENT_RECORD_STOP) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				switch_channel_event_set_data(channel, event);
+				switch_event_add_header_string(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Record-File-Path", rh->file);
+				switch_event_fire(&event);
+			}
+
 			if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "record_post_process_exec_app"))) {
 				char *app = switch_core_session_strdup(session, var);
 				char *data;