diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/ObjectTypes/Database/DatabaseHandler.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/ObjectTypes/Database/DatabaseHandler.cs
index 9aaebf11..346fde23 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/ObjectTypes/Database/DatabaseHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/ObjectTypes/Database/DatabaseHandler.cs
@@ -495,11 +495,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectManagement
                             var sqlConn = dataContainer.ServerConnection.SqlConnectionObject;
                             SqlConnection.ClearPool(sqlConn);
                         }
+                        smoDatabase.Drop();
                         if (dropParams.DeleteBackupHistory)
                         {
                             server.DeleteBackupHistory(smoDatabase.Name);
                         }
-                        smoDatabase.Drop();
                         if (dropParams.GenerateScript)
                         {
                             var builder = new StringBuilder();