diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/core/DefaultEventPublicationRegistry.java b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/core/DefaultEventPublicationRegistry.java
index 6b71267e..c4b5e7d5 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/core/DefaultEventPublicationRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/core/DefaultEventPublicationRegistry.java
@@ -218,12 +218,11 @@ public class DefaultEventPublicationRegistry
 
 					} catch (Exception o_O) {
 
+						inProgress.unregister(it);
+
 						if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
 							LOGGER.info("Error republishing event publication %s.".formatted(it), o_O);
 						}
-
-					} finally {
-						inProgress.unregister(it);
 					}
 				});
 	}