diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useIncrementEntity.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useIncrementEntity.ts
index 5f87fdea4..c0cbd133d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useIncrementEntity.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useIncrementEntity.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ function useIncrementEntity<T = unknown>(
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
   return async function incrementEntity(entityId: string): Promise<void> {
+    dispatch(incrementEntities(entityType, listKey, diff));
     try {
       await incrementFn(entityId);
-      dispatch(incrementEntities(entityType, listKey, diff));
     } catch (e) {
       dispatch(incrementEntities(entityType, listKey, diff * -1));
     }