diff --git a/api/src/services/files.ts b/api/src/services/files.ts
index 3ff2da1f34..a713a3b6b4 100644
--- a/api/src/services/files.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/files.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ export class FilesService extends ItemsService {
 			throw new ForbiddenException();
 		}
 
+		await super.delete(keys);
+
 		files = toArray(files);
 
 		for (const file of files) {
@@ -115,8 +117,6 @@ export class FilesService extends ItemsService {
 			}
 		}
 
-		await super.delete(keys);
-
 		if (cache && env.CACHE_AUTO_PURGE) {
 			await cache.clear();
 		}