diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-loader/extension-loader.ts b/src/extensions/extension-loader/extension-loader.ts
index 3a0539666a..afe09cce19 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-loader/extension-loader.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-loader/extension-loader.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ export class ExtensionLoader {
               extension,
             );
 
+            this.instances.set(extId, instance);
+
             return {
               extId,
               instance,
@@ -353,8 +355,6 @@ export class ExtensionLoader {
         logger.error(`${logModule}: failed to enable`, { ext: extension, err });
       });
 
-      this.instances.set(extension.extId, extension.instance);
-
       return {
         isBundled: extension.isBundled,
         loaded,