diff --git a/lib/UserBackend.php b/lib/UserBackend.php
index 26ed85ce1..8e259e4e8 100644
--- a/lib/UserBackend.php
+++ b/lib/UserBackend.php
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ public function updateAttributes($uid,
 			$currentDisplayname = $this->getDisplayName($uid);
 			if ($newDisplayname !== null
 				&& $currentDisplayname !== $newDisplayname) {
-				$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped(new UserChangedEvent($user, 'displayName', $newDisplayname, $currentDisplayname));
 				$this->setDisplayName($uid, $newDisplayname);
+				$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped(new UserChangedEvent($user, 'displayName', $newDisplayname, $currentDisplayname));
 			}
 
 			if ($newQuota !== null) {