diff --git a/src/demo/demo.c b/src/demo/demo.c
index 1984b9029..624e29755 100644
--- a/src/demo/demo.c
+++ b/src/demo/demo.c
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ ext_demos(struct notcurses* nc, const char* spec, bool ignore_failures){
     results[i].timens = nowns - prevns;
     prevns = nowns;
     results[i].result = ret;
+    hud_completion_notify(&results[i]);
     if(ret && !ignore_failures){
       break;
     }
-    hud_completion_notify(&results[i]);
   }
   return results;
 }