diff --git a/src/api/hooks.cc b/src/api/hooks.cc
index cec58cee00847c..2dd0cc994ea7f2 100644
--- a/src/api/hooks.cc
+++ b/src/api/hooks.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ void AtExit(Environment* env, void (*cb)(void* arg), void* arg) {
 }
 
 void EmitBeforeExit(Environment* env) {
+  env->RunBeforeExitCallbacks();
+
   HandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Context::Scope context_scope(env->context());
   Local<Value> exit_code = env->process_object()
diff --git a/src/node_main_instance.cc b/src/node_main_instance.cc
index e82594c212fbdc..4ae838ad54d89d 100644
--- a/src/node_main_instance.cc
+++ b/src/node_main_instance.cc
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ int NodeMainInstance::Run() {
         more = uv_loop_alive(env->event_loop());
         if (more && !env->is_stopping()) continue;
 
-        env->RunBeforeExitCallbacks();
-
         if (!uv_loop_alive(env->event_loop())) {
           EmitBeforeExit(env.get());
         }