diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
index b007f2b51..83806f129 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
@@ -1413,7 +1413,6 @@ else if (ref.getName().startsWith(Constants.R_HEADS))
 			}
 
 			pw.writePack(pm, NullProgressMonitor.INSTANCE, packOut);
-			statistics = pw.getStatistics();
 
 			if (msgOut != NullOutputStream.INSTANCE) {
 				String msg = pw.getStatistics().getMessage() + '\n';
@@ -1422,13 +1421,13 @@ else if (ref.getName().startsWith(Constants.R_HEADS))
 			}
 
 		} finally {
+			statistics = pw.getStatistics();
+			if (statistics != null)
+				logger.onPackStatistics(statistics);
 			pw.release();
 		}
 
 		if (sideband)
 			pckOut.end();
-
-		if (statistics != null)
-			logger.onPackStatistics(statistics);
 	}
 }