diff --git a/controller/aofshrink.go b/controller/aofshrink.go
index eb9add2f..01e93834 100644
--- a/controller/aofshrink.go
+++ b/controller/aofshrink.go
@@ -263,15 +263,15 @@ func (c *Controller) aofshrink() {
 
 			// anything below this point is unrecoverable. just log and exit process
 			// back up the live aof, just in case of fatal error
+			if err := c.f.Close(); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("shink live aof close fatal operation: %v", err)
+			}
 			if err := os.Rename(path.Join(c.dir, "appendonly.aof"), path.Join(c.dir, "appendonly.bak")); err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("shink backup fatal operation: %v", err)
 			}
 			if err := os.Rename(path.Join(c.dir, "shrink"), path.Join(c.dir, "appendonly.aof")); err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("shink rename fatal operation: %v", err)
 			}
-			if err := c.f.Close(); err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("shink live aof close fatal operation: %v", err)
-			}
 			c.f, err = os.OpenFile(path.Join(c.dir, "appendonly.aof"), os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, 0600)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("shink openfile fatal operation: %v", err)