diff --git a/Koha/Item.pm b/Koha/Item.pm
index 730a73bc8d..47a86eb0bb 100644
--- a/Koha/Item.pm
+++ b/Koha/Item.pm
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ sub request_transfer {
     Koha::Exceptions::Item::Transfer::InQueue->throw( transfer => $request )
       if ( $request && !$params->{enqueue} && !$params->{replace} );
 
+    $request->cancel( { reason => $params->{reason}, force => 1 } )
+      if ( defined($request) && $params->{replace} );
+
     my $transfer = Koha::Item::Transfer->new(
         {
             itemnumber    => $self->itemnumber,
@@ -467,9 +470,6 @@ sub request_transfer {
         }
     )->store();
 
-    $request->cancel( { reason => $params->{reason}, force => 1, replace => 1 } )
-      if ( defined($request) && $params->{replace} );
-
     return $transfer;
 }