diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
index 71c18a4c83..d0ef1ecda3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ impl Jobs {
     pub fn kill_all(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         self.last_frozen_job_id = None;
 
-        self.jobs.clear();
-
         let first_err = self
             .iter()
             .map(|(_, job)| job.kill().err())
             .fold(None, |acc, x| acc.or(x));
 
+        self.jobs.clear();
+
         if let Some(err) = first_err {
             Err(err)
         } else {