diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index f84cdddaa6..0bdea4dd9e 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -1758,8 +1758,6 @@ slapd_daemon_task(
 			if ( !SLAP_EVENT_IS_READ( slap_listeners[l]->sl_sd ))
 				continue;
 			
-			ns--;
-
 			rc = slapd_handle_listener(slap_listeners[l]);
 
 #ifdef LDAP_CONNECTIONLESS
@@ -1767,6 +1765,8 @@ slapd_daemon_task(
 			if ( rc ) continue;
 #endif
 
+			ns--;
+
 			/* Don't need to look at this in the data loops */
 			SLAP_EVENT_CLR_READ( slap_listeners[l]->sl_sd );
 			SLAP_EVENT_CLR_WRITE( slap_listeners[l]->sl_sd );