diff --git a/contracts/prebuilts/marketplace/english-auctions/EnglishAuctionsLogic.sol b/contracts/prebuilts/marketplace/english-auctions/EnglishAuctionsLogic.sol
index 89a56f756..ea5427bf0 100644
--- a/contracts/prebuilts/marketplace/english-auctions/EnglishAuctionsLogic.sol
+++ b/contracts/prebuilts/marketplace/english-auctions/EnglishAuctionsLogic.sol
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ contract EnglishAuctionsLogic is IEnglishAuctions, ReentrancyGuard, ERC2771Conte
             !_englishAuctionsStorage().payoutStatus[_auctionId].paidOutBidAmount,
             "Marketplace: payout already completed."
         );
-        _englishAuctionsStorage().payoutStatus[_auctionId].paidOutBidAmount = true;
 
         Auction memory _targetAuction = _englishAuctionsStorage().auctions[_auctionId];
         Bid memory _winningBid = _englishAuctionsStorage().winningBid[_auctionId];
@@ -158,6 +157,8 @@ contract EnglishAuctionsLogic is IEnglishAuctions, ReentrancyGuard, ERC2771Conte
         require(_targetAuction.endTimestamp <= block.timestamp, "Marketplace: auction still active.");
         require(_winningBid.bidder != address(0), "Marketplace: no bids were made.");
 
+        _englishAuctionsStorage().payoutStatus[_auctionId].paidOutBidAmount = true;
+
         _closeAuctionForAuctionCreator(_targetAuction, _winningBid);
 
         if (_targetAuction.status != IEnglishAuctions.Status.COMPLETED) {