diff --git a/FileArchiver.go b/FileArchiver.go
index 92da89d..ad68bc5 100644
--- a/FileArchiver.go
+++ b/FileArchiver.go
@@ -94,10 +94,13 @@ func moveToError(conf *Config, filePath string, archiveErr error) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = os.Rename(filePath, filepath.Join(destFolder, baseName))
 	err = writeErrorFile(conf, filePath, archiveErr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	err = os.Rename(filePath, filepath.Join(destFolder, baseName))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }