diff --git a/src/game/server/gamemodes/ctf.cpp b/src/game/server/gamemodes/ctf.cpp
index 2c2c83610..79da23dca 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gamemodes/ctf.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/gamemodes/ctf.cpp
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ void CGameControllerCTF::Tick()
 				else
 				{
 					// take the flag
-					F->Grab(apCloseCCharacters[i]);
-
 					if(F->IsAtStand())
 						m_aTeamscore[fi^1]++;
 
+					F->Grab(apCloseCCharacters[i]);
+
 					F->GetCarrier()->GetPlayer()->m_Score += 1;
 
 					char aBuf[256];