diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
index 95e0fffe..e3adef58 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
@@ -457,13 +457,13 @@ let ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
     },
 
     onError(id, name, errorReason) {
-        this.cancelUploads();
-
         console.logGlobal(errorReason, false, {
             files: this.state.filesToUpload,
             chunks: this.state.chunks
         });
 
+        this.cancelUploads();
+
         let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(errorReason || this.props.defaultErrorMessage, 'danger', 5000);
         GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
     },