diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/ContentUploader.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/ContentUploader.groovy
index 90bc4f0f..3cb70626 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/ContentUploader.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/upload/ContentUploader.groovy
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ class ContentUploader extends Uploader {
             done = true
         } finally {
             try {channel?.close() } catch (IOException ignored) {}
-            endpoint.getOutputStream().flush()
             synchronized(this) {
                 DataUtil.tryUnmap(mapped)
                 mapped = null
             }
+            endpoint.getOutputStream().flush()
         }
     }