diff --git a/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp b/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp
index 6682eef8..24a1512a 100644
--- a/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ void FlameshotDBusAdapter::fullScreen(
             Q_EMIT captureFailed(id);
             return;
         }
-        if(toClipboard) {
-            ResourceExporter().captureToClipboard(p);
-        }
+        // This needs to be done first in order to prevent a severe block
         if(!path.isEmpty()) {
             ResourceExporter().captureToFile(p, path);
         }
+        if(toClipboard) {
+            ResourceExporter().captureToClipboard(p);
+        }
         QByteArray byteArray;
         QBuffer buffer(&byteArray);
         p.save(&buffer, "PNG");