diff --git a/GUI/host/textthread.cc b/GUI/host/textthread.cc
index 6fd0023..8ee7192 100644
--- a/GUI/host/textthread.cc
+++ b/GUI/host/textthread.cc
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ TextThread::TextThread(ThreadParam tp, DWORD status) : tp(tp), status(status) {}
 
 TextThread::~TextThread()
 {
-	LOCK(ttMutex);
 	SetEvent(deletionEvent);
 	flushThread.join();
 	CloseHandle(deletionEvent);
+	LOCK(ttMutex);
 }
 
 std::wstring TextThread::GetStore()