diff --git a/src/flb_upstream_node.c b/src/flb_upstream_node.c
index 75fe1492e45..7a19b5951f8 100644
--- a/src/flb_upstream_node.c
+++ b/src/flb_upstream_node.c
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ void flb_upstream_node_destroy(struct flb_upstream_node *node)
     flb_sds_destroy(node->host);
     flb_sds_destroy(node->port);
 
+    flb_hash_destroy(node->ht);
+    if (node->u) {
+        flb_upstream_destroy(node->u);
+    }
+
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_TLS
     flb_sds_destroy(node->tls_ca_path);
     flb_sds_destroy(node->tls_ca_file);
@@ -200,11 +205,6 @@ void flb_upstream_node_destroy(struct flb_upstream_node *node)
     }
 #endif
 
-    flb_hash_destroy(node->ht);
-    if (node->u) {
-        flb_upstream_destroy(node->u);
-    }
-
     /* note: node link must be handled by the caller before this call */
     flb_free(node);
 }