diff --git a/census/src/main/java/io/grpc/census/CensusStatsModule.java b/census/src/main/java/io/grpc/census/CensusStatsModule.java
index fa72384a3e55..2744c7ee6065 100644
--- a/census/src/main/java/io/grpc/census/CensusStatsModule.java
+++ b/census/src/main/java/io/grpc/census/CensusStatsModule.java
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ public void streamClosed(Status status) {
           statusCode = Code.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED;
         }
       }
-      attemptsState.attemptEnded();
       stopwatch.stop();
       roundtripNanos = stopwatch.elapsed(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
+      attemptsState.attemptEnded();
       if (inboundReceivedOrClosed.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
         if (module.recordFinishedRpcs) {
           // Stream is closed early. So no need to record metrics for any inbound events after this