diff --git a/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c b/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c
index 7003e2d4..7a7f1367 100644
--- a/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c
+++ b/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static inline int release_sticky_key_behavior(struct active_sticky_key *sticky_k
         .position = sticky_key->position,
         .timestamp = timestamp,
     };
+
+    clear_sticky_key(sticky_key);
     return behavior_keymap_binding_released(&binding, event);
 }
 
@@ -149,9 +151,7 @@ static int on_sticky_key_binding_released(struct zmk_behavior_binding *binding,
 
     if (sticky_key->modified_key_usage_page != 0 && sticky_key->modified_key_keycode != 0) {
         LOG_DBG("Another key was pressed while the sticky key was pressed. Act like a normal key.");
-        int retval = release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, event.timestamp);
-        clear_sticky_key(sticky_key);
-        return retval;
+        return release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, event.timestamp);
     }
 
     // No other key was pressed. Start the timer.
@@ -192,9 +192,8 @@ static int sticky_key_keycode_state_changed_listener(const struct zmk_event_head
         // If events were queued, the timer event may be queued late or not at all.
         // Release the sticky key if the timer should've run out in the meantime.
         if (sticky_key->release_at != 0 && ev->timestamp > sticky_key->release_at) {
-            release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, sticky_key->release_at);
             stop_timer(sticky_key);
-            clear_sticky_key(sticky_key);
+            release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, sticky_key->release_at);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -213,9 +212,8 @@ static int sticky_key_keycode_state_changed_listener(const struct zmk_event_head
             if (sticky_key->timer_started &&
                 sticky_key->modified_key_usage_page == ev->usage_page &&
                 sticky_key->modified_key_keycode == ev->keycode) {
-                release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, ev->timestamp);
                 stop_timer(sticky_key);
-                clear_sticky_key(sticky_key);
+                release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, ev->timestamp);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -235,7 +233,6 @@ void behavior_sticky_key_timer_handler(struct k_work *item) {
         sticky_key->timer_is_cancelled = false;
     } else {
         release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, sticky_key->release_at);
-        clear_sticky_key(sticky_key);
     }
 }