diff --git a/inc/Data/ReportQueries.php b/inc/Data/ReportQueries.php
index 3c58d945..23bec8e9 100644
--- a/inc/Data/ReportQueries.php
+++ b/inc/Data/ReportQueries.php
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ class ReportQueries {
 	 * @param int $id The report id.
 	 */
 	public function deleteById(int $id) {
-		// The caller may actually delete a valid post, so we need to invalidate the cache.
-		$this->cache->delete(self::CACHE_KEY);
 		$query = $this->pdo->prepare("DELETE FROM `reports` WHERE `id` = :id");
 		$query->bindValue(':id', $id, \PDO::PARAM_INT);
 		$query->execute();
+		// The caller may actually delete a valid post, so we need to invalidate the cache.
+		$this->cache->delete(self::CACHE_KEY);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ class ReportQueries {
 	 * @param int $ip The reporter ip.
 	 */
 	public function deleteByIp(string $ip) {
-		// The caller may actually delete a valid post, so we need to invalidate the cache.
-		$this->cache->delete(self::CACHE_KEY);
 		$query = $this->pdo->prepare("DELETE FROM `reports` WHERE `ip` = :ip");
 		$query->bindValue(':ip', $ip);
 		$query->execute();
+		// The caller may actually delete a valid post, so we need to invalidate the cache.
+		$this->cache->delete(self::CACHE_KEY);
 	}
 
 	/**