diff --git a/smocore/stimBuffApis/stimBuffApiManager.cpp b/smocore/stimBuffApis/stimBuffApiManager.cpp
index cb9003b..c35cad4 100644
--- a/smocore/stimBuffApis/stimBuffApiManager.cpp
+++ b/smocore/stimBuffApis/stimBuffApiManager.cpp
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ StimBuffApiManager::finalizeStimBuffApiLibCReq(
 			co_await sbam.s.lock.getAcquireInvocationAndSuspensionPolicy());
 	}
 
-	lib.isBeingDestroyed.store(true);
-
 	if (!lib.stimBuffApiDesc.sal_mgmt_libOps.finalizeCInd)
 	{
 		throw std::runtime_error(
@@ -341,6 +339,7 @@ StimBuffApiManager::finalizeStimBuffApiLibCReq(
 	sscl::co::CoQutex::ReleaseHandle libGuard =
 		co_await lib.s.lock.getAcquireInvocationAndSuspensionPolicy();
 
+	lib.isBeingDestroyed.store(true);
 	co_await lib.stimBuffApiDesc.sal_mgmt_libOps.finalizeCInd();
 
 	co_return;