diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php
index 6e25c0fbdb..b599e78a39 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ function send_file_to_browser($attachment, $category)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Close the db connection before sending the file etc.
-	file_gc(false);
-
 	if (!set_modified_headers($attachment['filetime'], $user->browser))
 	{
 		if ($size)
@@ -238,6 +235,9 @@ function send_file_to_browser($attachment, $category)
 
 		$fp = $storage->read_stream($filename);
 
+		// Close the db connection before sending the file etc.
+		file_gc(false);
+
 		if ($fp !== false)
 		{
 			$output = fopen('php://output', 'w+b');