diff --git a/code/game/machinery/doors/_door.dm b/code/game/machinery/doors/_door.dm
index 30ae253804cb..fee36a86822b 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/doors/_door.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/doors/_door.dm
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@
 	close_door_at = 0
 	do_animate("closing")
 
-	sleep(0.5 SECONDS)
 	src.set_density(TRUE)
+	sleep(0.5 SECONDS)
 	update_nearby_tiles()
 	src.layer = closed_layer