diff --git a/libobs/obs-output.c b/libobs/obs-output.c
index db84cd6c2..1235e7559 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-output.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-output.c
@@ -129,12 +129,6 @@ obs_output_t *obs_output_create(const char *id, const char *name,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
-	if (info)
-		output->context.data = info->create(output->context.settings,
-				output);
-	if (!output->context.data)
-		blog(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create output '%s'!", name);
-
 	output->reconnect_retry_sec = 2;
 	output->reconnect_retry_max = 20;
 	output->valid               = true;
@@ -146,6 +140,12 @@ obs_output_t *obs_output_create(const char *id, const char *name,
 			&obs->data.outputs_mutex,
 			&obs->data.first_output);
 
+	if (info)
+		output->context.data = info->create(output->context.settings,
+				output);
+	if (!output->context.data)
+		blog(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create output '%s'!", name);
+
 	blog(LOG_DEBUG, "output '%s' (%s) created", name, id);
 	return output;