diff --git a/backend/src/components/application.js b/backend/src/components/application.js
index ed4c2a78..5c925057 100644
--- a/backend/src/components/application.js
+++ b/backend/src/components/application.js
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ async function submitApplication(req, res) {
   const ccfriFacilitiesToLock = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(declaration));
   declaration = declaration.toJSON();
   try {
-    printPdf(req).then();
-
     delete declaration.facilities;
     let response = await patchOperationWithObjectId('ccof_applications', req.params.applicationId, declaration);
 
+    await printPdf(req).then();
+
     // If CCRFI facilities exist on the payload we need to iterate
     // each and call CCFRI endpoint to relock attributes.
     if (checkKey('facilities', ccfriFacilitiesToLock)) {