diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index a7eea6caf..b17387a52 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -805,7 +805,6 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         var removedGroups = [];
         if (ws) {
             delete workspaces[id];
-            allNodes.removeTab(id);
             delete linkTabMap[id];
             workspacesOrder.splice(workspacesOrder.indexOf(id),1);
             var i;
@@ -843,6 +842,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             for (i=removedGroups.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
                 removeGroup(removedGroups[i]);
             }
+            allNodes.removeTab(id);
             RED.events.emit('flows:remove',ws);
         }
         return {nodes:removedNodes,links:removedLinks, groups: removedGroups};