diff --git a/framework/core/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/StartDiscussionCommandHandler.php b/framework/core/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/StartDiscussionCommandHandler.php
index 6ca89b786..810df4cc7 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/StartDiscussionCommandHandler.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/StartDiscussionCommandHandler.php
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class StartDiscussionCommandHandler
 
         $discussion->save();
 
+        $this->dispatchEventsFor($discussion);
+
         // Now that the discussion has been created, we can add the first post.
         // For now we will do this by running the PostReply command, but as this
         // will trigger a domain event that is slightly semantically incorrect
@@ -46,8 +48,6 @@ class StartDiscussionCommandHandler
         // to refresh its data.
         $discussion = $post->discussion;
 
-        $this->dispatchEventsFor($discussion);
-
         return $discussion;
     }
 }