diff --git a/MinieLibrary/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/collision/shapes/CollisionShape.java b/MinieLibrary/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/collision/shapes/CollisionShape.java
index 5cc5d8e00..e4ef90b4f 100644
--- a/MinieLibrary/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/collision/shapes/CollisionShape.java
+++ b/MinieLibrary/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/collision/shapes/CollisionShape.java
@@ -508,11 +508,12 @@ public void setScale(Vector3f scale) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
         }
 
+        this.scale.set(scale);
+
         long shapeId = nativeId();
         setLocalScaling(shapeId, scale);
 
         logger.log(Level.FINE, "Scaling {0}.", this);
-        this.scale.set(scale);
     }
 
     /**