diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 2e41a9a7..624e7c7b 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -2832,15 +2832,6 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 		JS_FreeRuntime(ssb->runtime);
 		ssb->own_context = false;
 	}
-	if (ssb->db_writer)
-	{
-		int r = sqlite3_close(ssb->db_writer);
-		if (r != SQLITE_OK)
-		{
-			tf_printf("sqlite3_close: %s\n", sqlite3_errstr(r));
-		}
-		ssb->db_writer = NULL;
-	}
 	while (ssb->broadcasts)
 	{
 		tf_ssb_broadcast_t* broadcast = ssb->broadcasts;
@@ -2856,6 +2847,15 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 			tf_printf("sqlite3_close: %s\n", sqlite3_errstr(r));
 		}
 	}
+	if (ssb->db_writer)
+	{
+		int r = sqlite3_close(ssb->db_writer);
+		if (r != SQLITE_OK)
+		{
+			tf_printf("sqlite3_close: %s\n", sqlite3_errstr(r));
+		}
+		ssb->db_writer = NULL;
+	}
 	ssb->db_readers_count = 0;
 	if (ssb->db_readers)
 	{