diff --git a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
index 6b1afe3a92..65d1db73d3 100644
--- a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
+++ b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
@@ -719,8 +719,8 @@ def kill(pidfile, signal=SIG, succmsg="", errmsg="",
                     # Windows can only send a SIGINT-like signal to
                     # *every* process spawned off the same console, so we must
                     # avoid killing ourselves here.
-                    GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(CTRL_C_EVENT, 0)
                     SetConsoleCtrlHandler(None, True)
+                    GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(CTRL_C_EVENT, 0)
                 except KeyboardInterrupt:
                     pass
             else: