diff --git a/devicemodel/core/monitor.c b/devicemodel/core/monitor.c
index c5b41f1a4..4b97c5a93 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/monitor.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/monitor.c
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ static void handle_resume(struct mngr_msg *msg, int client_fd, void *param)
 	ack.msgid = msg->msgid;
 	ack.timestamp = msg->timestamp;
 
+	wakeup_reason = msg->data.reason;
+
 	LIST_FOREACH(ops, &vm_ops_head, list) {
 		if (ops->ops->resume) {
 			ret += ops->ops->resume(ops->arg);
@@ -181,8 +183,6 @@ static void handle_resume(struct mngr_msg *msg, int client_fd, void *param)
 	} else
 		ack.data.err = ret;
 
-	wakeup_reason = msg->data.reason;
-
 	mngr_send_msg(client_fd, &ack, NULL, ACK_TIMEOUT);
 }