diff --git a/phpseclib/File/X509.php b/phpseclib/File/X509.php
index 83cd6d23..8803fd7e 100644
--- a/phpseclib/File/X509.php
+++ b/phpseclib/File/X509.php
@@ -2194,12 +2194,12 @@ class X509
             chunk_split(base64_encode($key), 64) .
             "-----END PUBLIC KEY-----";
 
-        $this->publicKey = null;
-        $this->publicKey = $this->getPublicKey();
-
         $this->currentKeyIdentifier = null;
         $this->currentCert = $csr;
 
+        $this->publicKey = null;
+        $this->publicKey = $this->getPublicKey();
+
         return $csr;
     }
 
@@ -2305,12 +2305,12 @@ class X509
             chunk_split(base64_encode($key), 64) .
             "-----END PUBLIC KEY-----";
 
-        $this->publicKey = null;
-        $this->publicKey = $this->getPublicKey();
-
         $this->currentKeyIdentifier = null;
         $this->currentCert = $spkac;
 
+        $this->publicKey = null;
+        $this->publicKey = $this->getPublicKey();
+
         return $spkac;
     }