diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 00bc5152..818f9909 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ async function start() {
 }
 
 async function stop() {
-  await aws.terminateEc2Instance();
   await gh.removeRunner();
+  await aws.terminateEc2Instance();
 }
 
 (async function () {