diff --git a/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
index 59ab7ee7a..5542d30a0 100644
--- a/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ public:
         ledger->setValidated();
         mLedgerHistory.addLedger(ledger, true);
         ledger->setFull();
+        ledger->pendSaveValidated (isSynchronous, isCurrent);
 
         {
 
@@ -581,8 +582,6 @@ public:
 
             ScopedLockType ml (mLock, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
-            ledger->pendSaveValidated (isSynchronous, isCurrent);
-
             if (!mValidLedger || (ledger->getLedgerSeq() > mValidLedger->getLedgerSeq()))
                 setValidLedger(ledger);
             if (!mPubLedger)