diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Nodes.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Nodes.java
index a01c3fc342b5..ae78028c2d2f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Nodes.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Nodes.java
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public void setNodes(final @NonNull Collection<? extends Node> nodes) throws IOE
             toRemove.putAll(Nodes.this.nodes);
             for (var node : nodes) {
                 final var name = node.getNodeName();
+                Nodes.this.nodes.put(name, node);
+                node.onLoad(Nodes.this, name);
                 var oldNode = toRemove.get(name);
                 if (oldNode != null) {
                     NodeListener.fireOnUpdated(oldNode, node);
@@ -125,8 +127,6 @@ public void setNodes(final @NonNull Collection<? extends Node> nodes) throws IOE
                 } else {
                     NodeListener.fireOnCreated(node);
                 }
-                Nodes.this.nodes.put(name, node);
-                node.onLoad(Nodes.this, name);
             }
             Nodes.this.nodes.keySet().removeAll(toRemove.keySet());
             jenkins.updateComputerList();
diff --git a/test/src/test/java/jenkins/model/NodesTest.java b/test/src/test/java/jenkins/model/NodesTest.java
index ef2bee08ef4a..5b222e313a5f 100644
--- a/test/src/test/java/jenkins/model/NodesTest.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/jenkins/model/NodesTest.java
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ public static class CheckSetNodes extends NodeListener {
 
         @Override
         protected void onCreated(@NonNull Node node) {
+            node.getRootDir();
             created.add(node.getNodeName());
         }