diff --git a/acapy_agent/protocols/did_rotate/v1_0/manager.py b/acapy_agent/protocols/did_rotate/v1_0/manager.py
index 6e7ab54b79..8c5e508e06 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/protocols/did_rotate/v1_0/manager.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/protocols/did_rotate/v1_0/manager.py
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ async def hangup(self, conn: ConnRecord) -> Hangup:
 
         hangup = Hangup()
 
-        async with self.profile.session() as session:
-            await conn.delete_record(session)
-
         responder = self.profile.inject(BaseResponder)
         await responder.send(hangup, connection_id=conn.connection_id)
 
+        async with self.profile.session() as session:
+            await conn.delete_record(session)
+
         return hangup
 
     async def rotate_my_did(self, conn: ConnRecord, new_did: str) -> Rotate: