diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java
index 1c69040f..e4fc70f8 100755
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ public class MindmapServiceImpl
         }
 
         // When you delete an object from hibernate you have to delete it from *all* collections it exists in...
-        mindmapManager.removeCollaboration(collaboration);
         collaborations.remove(collaboration);
+        mindmapManager.removeCollaboration(collaboration);
     }
 
     @Override