diff --git a/nest/cli.c b/nest/cli.c
index 88fb78d9..addbd1ea 100644
--- a/nest/cli.c
+++ b/nest/cli.c
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ cli_command(struct cli *c)
   cli_rh_len = strlen(c->rx_buf);
   cli_rh_trick_flag = 0;
   this_cli = c;
-  res = cli_parse(&f);
   lp_flush(c->parser_pool);
+  res = cli_parse(&f);
   if (!res)
     cli_printf(c, 9001, f.err_msg);
 }