diff --git a/src/overlay-manager.coffee b/src/overlay-manager.coffee
index ecfbc8667..7d9c9d95d 100644
--- a/src/overlay-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/overlay-manager.coffee
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class OverlayManager
 
     for id, overlayNode of @overlayNodesById
       unless presenter.state.content.overlays.hasOwnProperty(id)
-        overlayNode.remove()
         delete @overlayNodesById[id]
+        overlayNode.remove()
 
     return