diff --git a/packages/network-controller/src/NetworkController.ts b/packages/network-controller/src/NetworkController.ts
index 3a7bc32a7a..f63fda5efa 100644
--- a/packages/network-controller/src/NetworkController.ts
+++ b/packages/network-controller/src/NetworkController.ts
@@ -1237,13 +1237,6 @@ export class NetworkController extends BaseController<
       upsertedNetworkConfigurationId,
     );
 
-    this.update((state) => {
-      state.networkConfigurations[upsertedNetworkConfigurationId] = {
-        id: upsertedNetworkConfigurationId,
-        ...sanitizedNetworkConfiguration,
-      };
-    });
-
     const customNetworkClientRegistry =
       autoManagedNetworkClientRegistry[NetworkClientType.Custom];
     const existingAutoManagedNetworkClient =
@@ -1267,6 +1260,13 @@ export class NetworkController extends BaseController<
         });
     }
 
+    this.update((state) => {
+      state.networkConfigurations[upsertedNetworkConfigurationId] = {
+        id: upsertedNetworkConfigurationId,
+        ...sanitizedNetworkConfiguration,
+      };
+    });
+
     if (!existingNetworkConfiguration) {
       this.#trackMetaMetricsEvent({
         event: 'Custom Network Added',
diff --git a/packages/network-controller/tests/NetworkController.test.ts b/packages/network-controller/tests/NetworkController.test.ts
index a7b5ae4ad0..3d6e7358db 100644
--- a/packages/network-controller/tests/NetworkController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/network-controller/tests/NetworkController.test.ts
@@ -3921,6 +3921,50 @@ describe('NetworkController', () => {
         );
       });
 
+      it('updates state only after creating the new network client', async () => {
+        await withController(
+          { infuraProjectId: 'some-infura-project-id' },
+          async ({ controller, messenger }) => {
+            uuidV4Mock.mockReturnValue('AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA');
+            const newCustomNetworkClient = buildFakeClient();
+            mockCreateNetworkClientWithDefaultsForBuiltInNetworkClients({
+              infuraProjectId: 'some-infura-project-id',
+            })
+              .calledWith({
+                chainId: toHex(111),
+                rpcUrl: 'https://test.network',
+                type: NetworkClientType.Custom,
+                ticker: 'TICKER',
+              })
+              .mockReturnValue(newCustomNetworkClient);
+
+            await waitForStateChanges({
+              messenger,
+              count: 1,
+              operation: async () => {
+                await controller.upsertNetworkConfiguration(
+                  {
+                    rpcUrl: 'https://test.network',
+                    chainId: toHex(111),
+                    ticker: 'TICKER',
+                  },
+                  {
+                    referrer: 'https://test-dapp.com',
+                    source: 'dapp',
+                  },
+                );
+              },
+              beforeResolving: () => {
+                const newNetworkClient = controller.getNetworkClientById(
+                  'AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA',
+                );
+                expect(newNetworkClient).toBeDefined();
+              },
+            });
+          },
+        );
+      });
+
       describe('if the setActive option is not given', () => {
         it('does not update the provider config to the new network configuration by default', async () => {
           const originalProvider = {