diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs
index e8e34a7f66..50098b1078 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.media
         [Obsolete("Obsolete, Use Umbraco.Core.Services.MediaService.Save()", false)]
         public override void Save()
         {
-            SaveEventArgs e = new SaveEventArgs();
-            FireBeforeSave(e);
-
             foreach (var property in GenericProperties)
             {
                 if (property.Value == null)
@@ -303,6 +300,9 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.media
                 MediaItem.SetValue(property.PropertyType.Alias, property.Value);
             }
             
+            SaveEventArgs e = new SaveEventArgs();
+            FireBeforeSave(e);
+            
             if (!e.Cancel)
             {
                 ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MediaService.Save(MediaItem);
diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
index f933247b2d..52f40d639c 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
@@ -936,9 +936,6 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web
         [Obsolete("Obsolete, Use Umbraco.Core.Services.ContentService.Save()", false)]
         public override void Save()
         {
-            var e = new SaveEventArgs();
-            FireBeforeSave(e);
-
             foreach (var property in GenericProperties)
             {
                 if (property.Value == null)
@@ -947,6 +944,9 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web
                 Content.SetValue(property.PropertyType.Alias, property.Value);
             }
             
+            var e = new SaveEventArgs();
+            FireBeforeSave(e);
+
             if (!e.Cancel)
             {
                 ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentService.Save(Content);