diff --git a/activemq-kahadb-store/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/MessageDatabase.java b/activemq-kahadb-store/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/MessageDatabase.java
index cc3f676b77..c4d51af7d8 100644
--- a/activemq-kahadb-store/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/MessageDatabase.java
+++ b/activemq-kahadb-store/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/MessageDatabase.java
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ public abstract class MessageDatabase extends ServiceSupport implements BrokerSe
                 pageFile = null;
                 loadPageFile();
             }
-            startCheckpoint();
             recover();
+            startCheckpoint();
         }
     }