diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 2118480287..fdb339897a 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -295,13 +295,6 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
     }
 #endif
 
-    try {
-        if (!fs::remove(GetPidFile())) {
-            LogPrintf("%s: Unable to remove PID file: File does not exist\n", __func__);
-        }
-    } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
-        LogPrintf("%s: Unable to remove PID file: %s\n", __func__, fsbridge::get_filesystem_error_message(e));
-    }
     node.chain_clients.clear();
     UnregisterAllValidationInterfaces();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterBackgroundSignalScheduler();
@@ -310,6 +303,15 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
     if (node.mempool) node.mempool = nullptr;
     node.scheduler.reset();
     node.reverification_scheduler.reset();
+
+    try {
+        if (!fs::remove(GetPidFile())) {
+            LogPrintf("%s: Unable to remove PID file: File does not exist\n", __func__);
+        }
+    } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+        LogPrintf("%s: Unable to remove PID file: %s\n", __func__, fsbridge::get_filesystem_error_message(e));
+    }
+
     LogPrintf("%s: done\n", __func__);
 }