diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index d8e9984800..f5a985ec41 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -673,14 +673,14 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 			conference_file_node_t *fnode;
 			switch_memory_pool_t *pool;
 
-			if (conference->canvases[0] && conference->fnode->layer_id > -1 ) {
-				conference_video_canvas_del_fnode_layer(conference, conference->fnode);
-			}
-
 			if (conference->fnode->type != NODE_TYPE_SPEECH) {
 				conference_file_close(conference, conference->fnode);
 			}
 
+			if (conference->canvases[0] && conference->fnode->layer_id > -1 ) {
+				conference_video_canvas_del_fnode_layer(conference, conference->fnode);
+			}
+
 			fnode = conference->fnode;
 			conference->fnode = conference->fnode->next;