1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
index 1c466cbded..963d938edd 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
@@ -233,16 +233,10 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
                     consumeErrors=True
                 ))
 
-                events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
-
                 yield self.store.update_federation_out_pos(
                     "events", next_token
                 )
 
-                synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.set(
-                    next_token, "federation_sender",
-                )
-
                 if events:
                     now = self.clock.time_msec()
                     ts = yield self.store.get_received_ts(events[-1].event_id)
@@ -254,6 +248,12 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
                         ts, "federation_sender",
                     )
 
+                events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
+
+                synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.set(
+                    next_token, "federation_sender",
+                )
+
         finally:
             self._is_processing = False