diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/account.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/account.go
index 4116c6c0b7d..cb38b258922 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/account.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/account.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ func (k Keeper) RegisterInterchainAccount(ctx sdk.Context, connectionID, owner,
 		return err
 	}
 
+	k.SetMiddlewareEnabled(ctx, portID, connectionID)
+
 	_, err = k.registerInterchainAccount(ctx, connectionID, portID, version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	k.SetMiddlewareEnabled(ctx, portID, connectionID)
-
 	return nil
 }