diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 82acfe2828..30f1cd1ee7 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1145,11 +1145,11 @@ def dl(name, info):
 
             if success:
                 try:
-                    self.record_download_archive(info_dict)
                     self.post_process(filename, info_dict)
                 except (PostProcessingError) as err:
                     self.report_error('postprocessing: %s' % str(err))
                     return
+                self.record_download_archive(info_dict)
 
 
     def download(self, url_list):