diff --git a/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/search_iterator.cpp b/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/search_iterator.cpp
index 6c04c7d..65e1342 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/search_iterator.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/search_iterator.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ METHOD0(jboolean, hasNext) {
 }
 
 METHOD0(jobject, next) {
-  (*THIS)++;
   zim::Entry entry = **THIS;
+  (*THIS)++;
   return BUILD_WRAPPER("org/kiwix/libzim/Entry", entry);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/suggestion_iterator.cpp b/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/suggestion_iterator.cpp
index 5181ae1..2d2c410 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/suggestion_iterator.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/main/cpp/libzim/suggestion_iterator.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ METHOD0(jboolean, hasNext) {
 }
 
 METHOD0(jobject, next) {
-  (*THIS)++;
   zim::SuggestionItem item = **THIS;
+  (*THIS)++;
   return BUILD_WRAPPER("org/kiwix/libzim/SuggestionItem", item);
 }