diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/MessageHandler.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/MessageHandler.java
index dc91c9b01..8c32912ce 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/MessageHandler.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/MessageHandler.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ public MessageHandler(Bridge bridge, WebView webView, PluginManager cordovaPlugi
         if (WebViewFeature.isFeatureSupported(WebViewFeature.WEB_MESSAGE_LISTENER) && !bridge.getConfig().isUsingLegacyBridge()) {
             WebViewCompat.WebMessageListener capListener = (view, message, sourceOrigin, isMainFrame, replyProxy) -> {
                 if (isMainFrame) {
-                    postMessage(message.getData());
                     javaScriptReplyProxy = replyProxy;
+                    postMessage(message.getData());
                 } else {
                     Logger.warn("Plugin execution is allowed in Main Frame only");
                 }