diff --git a/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp b/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp
index 84617f5d3..e68abeef7 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp
@@ -3040,6 +3040,8 @@ void InstanceMap::Update(const uint32 t_diff, const uint32 s_diff, bool /*thread
 
 void InstanceMap::RemovePlayerFromMap(Player* player, bool remove)
 {
+    if (instance_data)
+        instance_data->OnPlayerLeave(player);
     // pussywizard: moved m_unloadTimer to InstanceMap::AfterPlayerUnlinkFromMap(), in this function if 2 players run out at the same time the instance won't close
     //if (!m_unloadTimer && m_mapRefMgr.getSize() == 1)
     //    m_unloadTimer = m_unloadWhenEmpty ? MIN_UNLOAD_DELAY : std::max(sWorld->getIntConfig(CONFIG_INSTANCE_UNLOAD_DELAY), (uint32)MIN_UNLOAD_DELAY);
@@ -3048,9 +3050,6 @@ void InstanceMap::RemovePlayerFromMap(Player* player, bool remove)
     // If remove == true - player already deleted.
     if (!remove)
         player->SetPendingBind(0, 0);
-
-    if (instance_data)
-        instance_data->OnPlayerLeave(player);
 }
 
 void InstanceMap::AfterPlayerUnlinkFromMap()