diff --git a/cmd/collector/main.go b/cmd/collector/main.go
index e67ad4447fc..2b38a732951 100644
--- a/cmd/collector/main.go
+++ b/cmd/collector/main.go
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ func main() {
 			c.Start(collectorOpts)
 
 			svc.RunAndThen(func() {
+				if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
+					logger.Error("failed to cleanly close the collector", zap.Error(err))
+				}
 				if closer, ok := spanWriter.(io.Closer); ok {
 					err := closer.Close()
 					if err != nil {
@@ -102,9 +105,6 @@ func main() {
 					}
 				}
 
-				if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
-					logger.Error("failed to cleanly close the collector", zap.Error(err))
-				}
 			})
 			return nil
 		},