diff --git a/src/mon/MonClient.cc b/src/mon/MonClient.cc
index dc1ec6c4a7b..2ab6174e362 100644
--- a/src/mon/MonClient.cc
+++ b/src/mon/MonClient.cc
@@ -426,6 +426,11 @@ void MonClient::shutdown()
     waiting_for_session.pop_front();
   }
 
+  if (cur_con)
+    cur_con->mark_down();
+  cur_con.reset(NULL);
+  cur_mon.clear();
+
   monc_lock.Unlock();
 
   if (initialized) {
@@ -434,11 +439,6 @@ void MonClient::shutdown()
   monc_lock.Lock();
   timer.shutdown();
 
-  if (cur_con)
-    cur_con->mark_down();
-  cur_con.reset(NULL);
-  cur_mon.clear();
-
   monc_lock.Unlock();
 }