diff --git a/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp b/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp
index 19d62e71e..0affac111 100644
--- a/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ void DeviceUISet::loadRxChannelSettings(const Preset *preset, PluginAPI *pluginA
             qDebug("DeviceUISet::loadRxChannelSettings: destroying old channel [%s]",
                 qPrintable(m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->getURI()));
             m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->setMessageQueueToGUI(nullptr); // have channel stop sending messages to its GUI
-            m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->destroy();
             m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_gui->destroy();
+            m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->destroy();
         }
 
         m_channelInstanceRegistrations.clear();
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ void DeviceUISet::loadTxChannelSettings(const Preset *preset, PluginAPI *pluginA
             qDebug("DeviceUISet::loadTxChannelSettings: destroying old channel [%s]",
                 qPrintable(m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->getURI()));
             m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->setMessageQueueToGUI(nullptr); // have channel stop sending messages to its GUI
-            m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->destroy();
             m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_gui->destroy();
+            m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->destroy();
         }
 
         m_channelInstanceRegistrations.clear();
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ void DeviceUISet::loadMIMOChannelSettings(const Preset *preset, PluginAPI *plugi
         {
             qDebug("DeviceUISet::loadMIMOChannelSettings: destroying old channel [%s]",
                 qPrintable(m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->getURI()));
+            m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_gui->destroy(); // stop GUI first (issue #1427)
             m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->destroy(); // stop channel before (issue #860)
-            m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_gui->destroy();
         }
 
         m_channelInstanceRegistrations.clear();