diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-db.php b/wp-admin/admin-db.php
index 7867c6f202..b39244366e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-db.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-db.php
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ function wp_insert_category($catarr) {
 	// Keep in mind when using this filter and altering the cat_ID that the two queries above
 	// have already taken place with the OLD cat_ID
 	// Also note that you may have post2cat entries with the old cat_ID if this is an update
-	$cat_ID = apply_filters('cat_id_filter', $cat_ID, $update);
-
-	clean_category_cache($cat_ID);
 
 	if ($update) {
 		do_action('edit_category', $cat_ID);
@@ -147,6 +144,10 @@ function wp_insert_category($catarr) {
 		do_action('add_category', $cat_ID);
 	}
 
+	$cat_ID = apply_filters('cat_id_filter', $cat_ID, $update);
+
+	clean_category_cache($cat_ID);
+
 	return $cat_ID;
 }