diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/queue/queue.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/queue/queue.ts
index 693c4d1..f5d60f2 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/queue/queue.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/queue/queue.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export namespace Queue {
       let weight = global.head.weight
       let storeKey = global.head.storeKey
       global.head = global.head.next
+      global.size--
 
       let storedPacket = global.store[storeKey]
       global.store[storeKey] = null
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ export namespace Queue {
       if (storedPacket == null) {
         return null
       } else {
-        global.size--
         return {
           value: storedPacket,
           weight: weight,