diff --git a/quartz/build.ts b/quartz/build.ts
index 5752caa46..0ebc52928 100644
--- a/quartz/build.ts
+++ b/quartz/build.ts
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ async function startServing(
       console.log(chalk.yellow(`Rebuild failed. Waiting on a change to fix the error...`))
     }
 
+    release()
     clientRefresh()
     toRebuild.clear()
     toRemove.clear()
-    release()
   }
 
   const watcher = chokidar.watch(".", {