diff --git a/internal/controller/managedcluster_controller.go b/internal/controller/managedcluster_controller.go
index c366053fd..a2b6e8e16 100644
--- a/internal/controller/managedcluster_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/managedcluster_controller.go
@@ -577,12 +577,12 @@ func (r *ManagedClusterReconciler) Delete(ctx context.Context, l logr.Logger, ma
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	err = r.releaseCluster(ctx, managedCluster.Namespace, managedCluster.Name, managedCluster.Spec.Template)
+	err = sveltos.DeleteProfile(ctx, r.Client, managedCluster.Namespace, managedCluster.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	err = sveltos.DeleteProfile(ctx, r.Client, managedCluster.Namespace, managedCluster.Name)
+	err = r.releaseCluster(ctx, managedCluster.Namespace, managedCluster.Name, managedCluster.Spec.Template)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}