diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiMutableModelControllerBase.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiMutableModelControllerBase.php
index d4769f19d..fcf76eef5 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiMutableModelControllerBase.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiMutableModelControllerBase.php
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ abstract class ApiMutableModelControllerBase extends ApiControllerBase
         $result = array("result" => "failed");
 
         if ($this->request->isPost()) {
-            $this->checkAndThrowSafeDelete($uuid);
             Config::getInstance()->lock();
+            $this->checkAndThrowSafeDelete($uuid);
             $mdl = $this->getModel();
             if ($uuid != null) {
                 $tmp = $mdl;