diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
index 4a7b705056..2e92f6541a 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 
 	private void handleRunFailure(ConfigurableApplicationContext context,
 			SpringApplicationRunListeners listeners, Throwable exception) {
+		if (this.log.isErrorEnabled()) {
+			this.log.error("Application startup failed", exception);
+			registerLoggedException(exception);
+		}
 		try {
 			try {
 				listeners.finished(context, exception);
@@ -832,10 +836,6 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			this.log.warn("Unable to close ApplicationContext", ex);
 		}
-		if (this.log.isErrorEnabled()) {
-			this.log.error("Application startup failed", exception);
-			registerLoggedException(exception);
-		}
 		ReflectionUtils.rethrowRuntimeException(exception);
 	}