diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
index dc802b4c45287..3accf03e49689 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_op.cc
@@ -7283,7 +7283,6 @@ void RGWDeleteMultiObj::handle_individual_object(const rgw_obj_key& o, optional_
     op_ret = 0;
   }
 
-  send_partial_response(o, del_op->result.delete_marker, del_op->result.version_id, op_ret, formatter_flush_cond);
 
   // send request to notification manager
   int ret = res->publish_commit(this, obj_size, ceph::real_clock::now(), etag, version_id);
@@ -7291,6 +7290,8 @@ void RGWDeleteMultiObj::handle_individual_object(const rgw_obj_key& o, optional_
     ldpp_dout(this, 1) << "ERROR: publishing notification failed, with error: " << ret << dendl;
     // too late to rollback operation, hence op_ret is not set here
   }
+  
+  send_partial_response(o, del_op->result.delete_marker, del_op->result.version_id, op_ret, formatter_flush_cond);
 }
 
 void RGWDeleteMultiObj::execute(optional_yield y)