diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
index d0f10b4678..3a3d7415bf 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
@@ -222,15 +222,15 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
             }
             finally
             {
-                appHost.Dispose();
                 _logger.LogInformation("Running query planner optimizations in the database... This might take a while");
-
-                // Run after disposing the application
+                // Run before disposing the application
                 using var context = new JellyfinDbProvider(appHost.ServiceProvider, appPaths).CreateContext();
                 if (context.Database.IsSqlite())
                 {
                     context.Database.ExecuteSqlRaw("PRAGMA optimize");
                 }
+
+                appHost.Dispose();
             }
 
             if (_restartOnShutdown)