diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index c6fef698a8af1feacf12c2731f88e7e0541a2e94..705495e8c650cfb9c2786b8f3593b5b7e3db26f7 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -410,11 +410,13 @@ reread:
         }
         if (dom)
             virObjectUnlock(dom);
+        if (event) {
+            umlDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
+            event = NULL;
+        }
     }
 
 cleanup:
-    if (event)
-        umlDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
     umlDriverUnlock(driver);
 }