diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/savings/domain/DepositAccountDomainServiceJpa.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/savings/domain/DepositAccountDomainServiceJpa.java
index 4a23738b6e8..62c9f7af747 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/savings/domain/DepositAccountDomainServiceJpa.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/savings/domain/DepositAccountDomainServiceJpa.java
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ public Long handleFDAccountClosure(final FixedDepositAccount account, final Paym
                     isAccountTransfer, isExceptionForBalanceCheck);
             this.accountTransfersWritePlatformService.transferFunds(accountTransferDTO);
             updateAlreadyPostedTransactions(existingTransactionIds, account);
+            postJournalEntries(account, existingTransactionIds, existingReversedTransactionIds, isAccountTransfer);
         } else {
             final SavingsAccountTransaction withdrawal = this.handleWithdrawal(account, fmt, closedDate, account.getAccountBalance(),
                     paymentDetail, false, isRegularTransaction);
@@ -257,8 +258,6 @@ public Long handleFDAccountClosure(final FixedDepositAccount account, final Paym
         account.close(user, command, tenantsTodayDate, changes);
         this.savingsAccountRepository.save(account);
 
-        postJournalEntries(account, existingTransactionIds, existingReversedTransactionIds, isAccountTransfer);
-
         return savingsTransactionId;
     }
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/integrationtests/FixedDepositTest.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/integrationtests/FixedDepositTest.java
index 0ccbc2cb1d4..8e3be1ba401 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/integrationtests/FixedDepositTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/integrationtests/FixedDepositTest.java
@@ -1487,6 +1487,8 @@ public void testPrematureClosureAmountWithPenalInterestForWholeTerm_With_360() {
         principal += interestPerMonth;
         LOG.info("principal = {}", principal);
 
+        Integer transactionIdForPostInterest = this.fixedDepositAccountHelper.postInterestForFixedDeposit(fixedDepositAccountId);
+
         this.fixedDepositAccountHelper.calculatePrematureAmountForFixedDeposit(fixedDepositAccountId, CLOSED_ON_DATE);
 
         Integer prematureClosureTransactionId = (Integer) this.fixedDepositAccountHelper.prematureCloseForFixedDeposit(