diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
index 60e65ad1f..b4b0964ca 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export class ProjectOverviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     this._fileDropOverlayService.cleanupFileDropHandling();
     if (this._fileStatusInterval) {
-      this._fileStatusInterval = null;
       clearInterval(this._fileStatusInterval);
+      this._fileStatusInterval = null;
     }
   }