Move message deletion up.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py b/bot/cogs/help_channels.py
index 52af03d27..8dca2ede0 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/help_channels.py
@@ -210,11 +210,12 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         log.trace("dormant command invoked; checking if the channel is in-use.")
         if ctx.channel.category == self.in_use_category:
             if await self.dormant_check(ctx):
-                self.cancel_task(ctx.channel.id)
-                await self.move_to_dormant(ctx.channel)
                 with suppress(discord.errors.NotFound):
-                    await ctx.message.delete()
                     log.trace("Deleting dormant invokation message.")
+                    await ctx.message.delete()
+
+                self.cancel_task(ctx.channel.id)
+                await self.move_to_dormant(ctx.channel)
                 await self.reset_claimant_send_permission(ctx.channel)
         else:
             log.debug(f"{ctx.author} invoked command 'dormant' outside an in-use help channel")