diff --git a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/rollout/condition/PauseRolloutGroupAction.java b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/rollout/condition/PauseRolloutGroupAction.java
index 6cd945f7c..151edfe00 100644
--- a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/rollout/condition/PauseRolloutGroupAction.java
+++ b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/rollout/condition/PauseRolloutGroupAction.java
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ public class PauseRolloutGroupAction implements RolloutGroupActionEvaluator<Roll
     @Override
     public void exec(final Rollout rollout, final RolloutGroup rolloutG) {
 
-        /*
-            refresh latest rollout state in order to escape cases when
-            previous group have matched error condition and paused the rollout
-            and this one tries to pause the rollout too but throws an exception
-            and rollbacks rollout processing transaction
-         */
-        Rollout refreshedRollout = rolloutManagement.get(rollout.getId()).orElseThrow();
         final JpaRolloutGroup rolloutGroup = (JpaRolloutGroup) rolloutG;
 
         systemSecurityContext.runAsSystem(() -> {
             rolloutGroup.setStatus(RolloutGroupStatus.ERROR);
             rolloutGroupRepository.save(rolloutGroup);
+            /*
+                Refresh latest rollout state in order to escape cases when
+                previous group have matched error condition and paused the rollout
+                and this one tries to pause the rollout too but throws an exception
+                and rollbacks rollout processing transaction
+            */
+            final Rollout refreshedRollout = rolloutManagement.get(rollout.getId()).orElseThrow();
             if (Rollout.RolloutStatus.PAUSED != refreshedRollout.getStatus()) {
                 // if only the latest state is != paused then pause
                 rolloutManagement.pauseRollout(rollout.getId());