diff --git a/src/alice/exe.cpp b/src/alice/exe.cpp
index bd56dc06e62..5eccff963b2 100644
--- a/src/alice/exe.cpp
+++ b/src/alice/exe.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ static const TEXT val_errors[] =
 int EXE_action(const TEXT* database, const SINT64 switches)
 {
 	bool error = false;
-	Firebird::AutoMemoryPool newPool(MemoryPool::createPool());
+	AliceGlobals* tdgbl = AliceGlobals::getSpecific();
 	{
-		AliceGlobals* tdgbl = AliceGlobals::getSpecific();
+		Firebird::AutoMemoryPool newPool(MemoryPool::createPool());
 		AliceContextPoolHolder context(tdgbl, newPool);
 
 		for (USHORT i = 0; i < MAX_VAL_ERRORS; i++)
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ int EXE_action(const TEXT* database, const SINT64 switches)
 		}
 	}
 
+	tdgbl->uSvc->started();
+
 	return error ? FINI_ERROR : FINI_OK;
 }
 
@@ -141,9 +143,9 @@ int EXE_action(const TEXT* database, const SINT64 switches)
 int EXE_two_phase(const TEXT* database, const SINT64 switches)
 {
 	bool error = false;
-	Firebird::AutoMemoryPool newPool(MemoryPool::createPool());
+	AliceGlobals* tdgbl = AliceGlobals::getSpecific();
 	{
-		AliceGlobals* tdgbl = AliceGlobals::getSpecific();
+		Firebird::AutoMemoryPool newPool(MemoryPool::createPool());
 		AliceContextPoolHolder context(tdgbl, newPool);
 
 		for (USHORT i = 0; i < MAX_VAL_ERRORS; i++)
@@ -160,8 +162,6 @@ int EXE_two_phase(const TEXT* database, const SINT64 switches)
 		isc_attach_database(tdgbl->status, 0, database, &handle,
 			dpb.getBufferLength(), reinterpret_cast<const SCHAR*>(dpb.getBuffer()));
 
-		tdgbl->uSvc->started();
-
 		if (tdgbl->status[1])
 		{
 			error = true;
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ int EXE_two_phase(const TEXT* database, const SINT64 switches)
 		}
 	}
 
+	tdgbl->uSvc->started();
+
 	return (error ? FINI_ERROR : FINI_OK);
 }