diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
index 1cc1df643b..7b0f527fca 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
@@ -1304,8 +1304,6 @@ Zotero.Translate.Base.prototype = {
 				if(!this._waitingForRPC) this._detectTranslatorsCollected();
 			}
 		} else {
-			this._currentState = null;
-			
 			// unset return value is equivalent to true
 			if(returnValue === undefined) returnValue = true;
 			
@@ -1328,6 +1326,8 @@ Zotero.Translate.Base.prototype = {
 				this._runHandler("error", error);
 			}
 			
+			this._currentState = null;
+			
 			// call handlers
 			this._runHandler("itemsDone", returnValue);
 			if(returnValue) {