diff --git a/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc b/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
index 175db7be9f..d615d9dce0 100644
--- a/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
+++ b/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ int PoolSQL::allocate(
     else
     {
         rc = lastOID;
+        do_hooks(objsql, Hook::ALLOCATE);
     }
 
-    do_hooks(objsql, Hook::ALLOCATE);
-
     objsql->unlock();
 
     delete objsql;