diff --git a/src/ripple/module/app/shamap/SHAMap.cpp b/src/ripple/module/app/shamap/SHAMap.cpp
index 31a5bf821d..4b6d971ed2 100644
--- a/src/ripple/module/app/shamap/SHAMap.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/module/app/shamap/SHAMap.cpp
@@ -1107,10 +1107,11 @@ bool SHAMap::fetchRoot (uint256 const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter)
 
         root = std::make_shared<SHAMapTreeNode> (nodeData,
                 mSeq - 1, snfPREFIX, hash, true);
-        mTNByID.replace(SHAMapNodeID (), root);
         filter->gotNode (true, SHAMapNodeID (), hash, nodeData, root->getType ());
     }
 
+    mTNByID.replace(SHAMapNodeID (), root);
+
     assert (root->getNodeHash () == hash);
     return true;
 }