diff --git a/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart b/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart
index bbbde0c66..a29db7491 100644
--- a/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart
+++ b/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class HiveImpl extends TypeRegistryImpl implements HiveInterface {
           newBox = BoxImpl<E>(this, name, comparator, compaction, backend);
         }
 
-        await newBox.initialize();
         _boxes[name] = newBox;
+        await newBox.initialize();
 
         completer.complete();
         return newBox;