diff --git a/mongo/client.go b/mongo/client.go
index b1ce77129a..d80fd1d55e 100644
--- a/mongo/client.go
+++ b/mongo/client.go
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ func (c *Client) Disconnect(ctx context.Context) error {
 		ctx = context.Background()
 	}
 
+	if c.httpClient == internal.DefaultHTTPClient {
+		defer internal.CloseIdleHTTPConnections(c.httpClient)
+	}
+
 	c.endSessions(ctx)
 	if c.mongocryptdFLE != nil {
 		if err := c.mongocryptdFLE.disconnect(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -312,10 +316,6 @@ func (c *Client) Disconnect(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return replaceErrors(disconnector.Disconnect(ctx))
 	}
 
-	if c.httpClient == internal.DefaultHTTPClient {
-		internal.CloseIdleHTTPConnections(c.httpClient)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }