diff --git a/src/PgSqlHandle.php b/src/PgSqlHandle.php
index f742469..a87404b 100644
--- a/src/PgSqlHandle.php
+++ b/src/PgSqlHandle.php
@@ -372,13 +372,13 @@ final class PgSqlHandle implements Handle
             if (isset($this->statements[$name])) {
                 $storage = $this->statements[$name];
 
+                ++$storage->refCount;
+
                 if ($storage->promise instanceof Promise) {
                     // Do not return promised prepared statement object, as the $names array may differ.
                     yield $storage->promise;
                 }
 
-                ++$storage->refCount;
-
                 return new PgSqlStatement($this, $name, $sql, $names);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/PqHandle.php b/src/PqHandle.php
index 3c10b7b..f795108 100644
--- a/src/PqHandle.php
+++ b/src/PqHandle.php
@@ -393,13 +393,13 @@ final class PqHandle implements Handle
             if (isset($this->statements[$name])) {
                 $storage = $this->statements[$name];
 
+                ++$storage->refCount;
+
                 if ($storage->promise instanceof Promise) {
                     // Do not return promised prepared statement object, as the $names array may differ.
                     yield $storage->promise;
                 }
 
-                ++$storage->refCount;
-
                 return new PqStatement($this, $name, $sql, $names);
             }