diff --git a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/ProfileCredentialsProvider.java b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/ProfileCredentialsProvider.java
index 95d6bb88afb4..203f0cbce83c 100644
--- a/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/ProfileCredentialsProvider.java
+++ b/core/auth/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/auth/credentials/ProfileCredentialsProvider.java
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ public AwsCredentials resolveCredentials() {
         if (shouldUpdateCredentialsProvider(cachedOrRefreshedProfileFile)) {
             synchronized (credentialsProviderLock) {
                 if (shouldUpdateCredentialsProvider(cachedOrRefreshedProfileFile)) {
-                    currentProfileFile = cachedOrRefreshedProfileFile;
                     handleProfileFileReload(cachedOrRefreshedProfileFile);
+                    currentProfileFile = cachedOrRefreshedProfileFile;
                 }
             }
         }