diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java
index 1ca31b30..42acb8ed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ private void configureTransform() {
     }
 
     private void stopVideoPostPrepare(boolean from_restart) {
+        applicationInterface.stoppingVideo();
         Log.d(TAG, "Stopping video post prepare");
 
         if( video_recorder != null ) { // check again, just to be safe
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ private void stopVideoPostPrepare(boolean from_restart) {
 
     @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
     public void stopVideo(boolean from_restart) {
-        applicationInterface.stoppingVideo();
+        camera_controller.closeVideoRecordingSession();
         if( MyDebug.LOG )
             Log.d(TAG, "stopVideo()");
 
@@ -1032,8 +1033,6 @@ public void stopVideo(boolean from_restart) {
         }
 
 
-        camera_controller.closeVideoRecordingSession();
-
         /*
            If camera2api is not used, we should stop video immediately. Otherwise it is done in callback
            after captureSession is closed