diff --git a/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs b/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs
index aa7e8ea60bd..37c05815a61 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ where
         let this = self.clone();
         let timeout_duration = self.send_raw_transaction_sync_timeout();
         async move {
-            let hash = EthTransactions::send_raw_transaction(&this, tx).await?;
             let mut canonical_stream = this.provider().canonical_state_stream();
+            let hash = EthTransactions::send_raw_transaction(&this, tx).await?;
             let flashblock_rx = this.pending_block_rx();
             let mut flashblock_stream = flashblock_rx.map(WatchStream::new);
 
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
index 81909b3f36e..2cbf1aff14e 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ pub trait EthTransactions: LoadTransaction<Provider: BlockReaderIdExt> {
         let this = self.clone();
         let timeout_duration = self.send_raw_transaction_sync_timeout();
         async move {
-            let hash = EthTransactions::send_raw_transaction(&this, tx).await?;
             let mut stream = this.provider().canonical_state_stream();
+            let hash = EthTransactions::send_raw_transaction(&this, tx).await?;
             tokio::time::timeout(timeout_duration, async {
                 while let Some(notification) = stream.next().await {
                     let chain = notification.committed();