diff --git a/src/nxt_router.c b/src/nxt_router.c
index 26533266..b328c632 100644
--- a/src/nxt_router.c
+++ b/src/nxt_router.c
@@ -1548,8 +1548,6 @@ nxt_router_engines_post(nxt_router_t *router, nxt_router_temp_conf_t *tmcf)
     for (n = tmcf->engines->nelts; n != 0; n--) {
         engine = recf->engine;
 
-        nxt_router_engine_post(engine, recf->jobs);
-
         switch (recf->action) {
 
         case NXT_ROUTER_ENGINE_KEEP:
@@ -1564,6 +1562,8 @@ nxt_router_engines_post(nxt_router_t *router, nxt_router_temp_conf_t *tmcf)
             break;
         }
 
+        nxt_router_engine_post(engine, recf->jobs);
+
         recf++;
     }
 }