diff --git a/Source/Game/Groups/GroupManager.cs b/Source/Game/Groups/GroupManager.cs
index 8a885a142..3122e33ab 100644
--- a/Source/Game/Groups/GroupManager.cs
+++ b/Source/Game/Groups/GroupManager.cs
@@ -110,10 +110,15 @@ namespace Game.Groups
             {
                 uint oldMSTime = Time.GetMSTime();
 
+                // Delete all members that does not exist
+                DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM group_member WHERE memberGuid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM characters)");
                 // Delete all groups whose leader does not exist
                 DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM groups WHERE leaderGuid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM characters)");
                 // Delete all groups with less than 2 members
                 DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM groups WHERE guid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM group_member GROUP BY guid HAVING COUNT(guid) > 1)");
+                // Delete all rows from group_member or group_instance with no group
+                DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM group_member WHERE guid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM `groups`)");
+                DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM group_instance WHERE guid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM `groups`)");
 
                 //                                                    0              1           2             3                 4      5          6      7         8       9
                 SQLResult result = DB.Characters.Query("SELECT g.leaderGuid, g.lootMethod, g.looterGuid, g.lootThreshold, g.icon1, g.icon2, g.icon3, g.icon4, g.icon5, g.icon6" +
@@ -152,12 +157,6 @@ namespace Game.Groups
             {
                 uint oldMSTime = Time.GetMSTime();
 
-                // Delete all rows from group_member or group_instance with no group
-                DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM group_member WHERE guid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM groups)");
-                DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM group_instance WHERE guid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM groups)");
-                // Delete all members that does not exist
-                DB.Characters.DirectExecute("DELETE FROM group_member WHERE memberGuid NOT IN (SELECT guid FROM characters)");
-
                 //                                                0        1           2            3       4
                 SQLResult result = DB.Characters.Query("SELECT guid, memberGuid, memberFlags, subgroup, roles FROM group_member ORDER BY guid");
                 if (result.IsEmpty())