diff --git a/rumqttc/src/state.rs b/rumqttc/src/state.rs
index 408741e35..81541e46d 100644
--- a/rumqttc/src/state.rs
+++ b/rumqttc/src/state.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ impl MqttState {
         &mut self,
         packet: Incoming,
     ) -> Result<Option<Packet>, StateError> {
+        self.events.push_back(Event::Incoming(packet.clone()));
+
         let outgoing = match &packet {
             Incoming::PingResp => self.handle_incoming_pingresp()?,
             Incoming::Publish(publish) => self.handle_incoming_publish(publish)?,
@@ -179,7 +181,6 @@ impl MqttState {
                 return Err(StateError::WrongPacket);
             }
         };
-        self.events.push_back(Event::Incoming(packet));
         self.last_incoming = Instant::now();
 
         Ok(outgoing)
diff --git a/rumqttc/src/v5/state.rs b/rumqttc/src/v5/state.rs
index 854aa7b0f..115191034 100644
--- a/rumqttc/src/v5/state.rs
+++ b/rumqttc/src/v5/state.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub enum StateError {
     #[error("Connection failed with reason '{reason:?}' ")]
     ConnFail { reason: ConnectReturnCode },
     #[error("Connection closed by peer abruptly")]
-    ConnectionAborted
+    ConnectionAborted,
 }
 
 impl From<mqttbytes::Error> for StateError {
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ impl MqttState {
         &mut self,
         mut packet: Incoming,
     ) -> Result<Option<Packet>, StateError> {
+        self.events.push_back(Event::Incoming(packet.to_owned()));
+
         let outgoing = match &mut packet {
             Incoming::PingResp(_) => self.handle_incoming_pingresp()?,
             Incoming::Publish(publish) => self.handle_incoming_publish(publish)?,
@@ -234,7 +236,6 @@ impl MqttState {
             }
         };
 
-        self.events.push_back(Event::Incoming(packet));
         self.last_incoming = Instant::now();
         Ok(outgoing)
     }