diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 2cd21207..d77511da 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ ynh_install_composer --phpversion="7.2" --workdir="$final_path"
 #=================================================
 
 config="$final_path/.env"
+ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="$config"
 cp ../conf/.env "$config"
 
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__APP__"     --replace_string="$app"      --target_file="$config"
@@ -168,6 +169,9 @@ ynh_replace_string --match_string="__DB_NAME__" --replace_string="$db_name"  --t
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__DB_USER__" --replace_string="$db_user"  --target_file="$config"
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__DB_PWD__"  --replace_string="$db_pwd"   --target_file="$config"
 
+# Recalculate and store the checksum of the file for the next upgrade.
+ynh_store_file_checksum --file="$config"
+
 #=================================================
 # DEPLOYMENT
 #=================================================
@@ -183,15 +187,6 @@ pushd "$final_path"
 	php7.2 artisan horizon:purge
 popd
 
-#=================================================
-# STORE THE CONFIG FILE CHECKSUM
-#=================================================
-
-ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="$config"
-
-# Recalculate and store the checksum of the file for the next upgrade.
-ynh_store_file_checksum --file="$config"
-
 #=================================================
 # SETUP SYSTEMD
 #=================================================