diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc
index dca5a13df..9ce08fd15 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ function webgui_configure_do($verbose = false, $interface = '')
     /* regenerate the php.ini files in case the setup has changed */
     configd_run('template reload OPNsense/WebGui');
 
-    /* stop the frontend when the generation was completed */
-    killbypid('/var/run/lighty-webConfigurator.pid', 'INT', true);
-
     /* flush Phalcon volt templates */
     foreach (glob('/usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/cache/*.php') as $filename) {
         unlink($filename);
@@ -132,6 +129,9 @@ function webgui_configure_do($verbose = false, $interface = '')
         @touch('/var/run/development');
     }
 
+    /* stop the frontend when the generation was completed */
+    killbypid('/var/run/lighty-webConfigurator.pid', 'INT', true);
+
     /*
      * Force reloading all php-cgi children to
      * avoid hiccups with moved include files.