diff --git a/Common/Product/SharedProject/CommonFolderNode.cs b/Common/Product/SharedProject/CommonFolderNode.cs
index 1569e690b..cfbe68603 100644
--- a/Common/Product/SharedProject/CommonFolderNode.cs
+++ b/Common/Product/SharedProject/CommonFolderNode.cs
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ public override void Remove(bool removeFromStorage) {
         }
 
         public override void Close() {
-            base.Close();
-
             // make sure this thing isn't hanging around...
             ProjectMgr.TryDeactivateSymLinkWatcher(this);
+
+            base.Close();
         }
 
         /// <summary>