diff --git a/src/replicate_stage.rs b/src/replicate_stage.rs
index afbbf7b7e..afe706ae0 100644
--- a/src/replicate_stage.rs
+++ b/src/replicate_stage.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ impl ReplicateStage {
         }
         let entries = reconstruct_entries_from_blobs(blobs.clone())?;
 
+        let res = bank.process_entries(entries.clone());
+
         while let Some(blob) = blobs.pop_front() {
             blob_recycler.recycle(blob);
         }
@@ -56,8 +58,6 @@ impl ReplicateStage {
             entries.iter().map(|x| x.transactions.len()).sum()
         );
 
-        let res = bank.process_entries(entries.clone());
-
         // TODO: move this to another stage?
         if let Some(ledger_writer) = ledger_writer {
             ledger_writer.write_entries(entries)?;