diff --git a/Classes/Cache/Backend/ReverseProxyCacheBackend.php b/Classes/Cache/Backend/ReverseProxyCacheBackend.php
index 5181f47..051b6f9 100755
--- a/Classes/Cache/Backend/ReverseProxyCacheBackend.php
+++ b/Classes/Cache/Backend/ReverseProxyCacheBackend.php
@@ -62,13 +62,12 @@ public function remove($entryIdentifier)
      */
     public function flush()
     {
-        parent::flush();
-
         // make the HTTP Purge call
         if ($this->reverseProxyProvider->isActive()) {
             $urls = $this->getAllCachedUrls();
             $this->reverseProxyProvider->flushAllUrls($urls);
         }
+        parent::flush();
     }
 
     /**