diff --git a/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp b/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp
index 5c315834c..9a29ac2b6 100644
--- a/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ void netSubscription::exception (
         this->subscribed = false;
     }
     if ( status == ECA_CHANDESTROY ) {
+        this->privateChanForIO.ioCompletionNotify ( guard, *this );
         this->notify.exception ( 
             guard, status, pContext, UINT_MAX, 0 );
-        this->privateChanForIO.ioCompletionNotify ( guard, *this );
         this->~netSubscription ();
         recycle.recycleSubscription ( guard, *this );
     }
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ void netSubscription::exception (
         this->subscribed = false;
     }
     if ( status == ECA_CHANDESTROY ) {
+        this->privateChanForIO.ioCompletionNotify ( guard, *this );
         this->notify.exception ( 
             guard, status, pContext, UINT_MAX, 0 );
-        this->privateChanForIO.ioCompletionNotify ( guard, *this );
         this->~netSubscription ();
         recycle.recycleSubscription ( guard, *this );
     }
diff --git a/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp b/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp
index b9465a67d..68d4992e7 100644
--- a/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ void netWriteNotifyIO::completion (
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & guard,
     cacRecycle & recycle )
 {
-    this->notify.completion ( guard );
     this->privateChanForIO.ioCompletionNotify ( guard, *this );
+    this->notify.completion ( guard );
     this->~netWriteNotifyIO ();
     recycle.recycleWriteNotifyIO ( guard, *this );
 }