--- a/src/client/connection.rs	2020-02-04 12:48:43.845299096 +0100
+++ b/src/client/connection.rs	2020-02-04 12:50:00.140329310 +0100
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@
                 &[msg::NEWKEYS],
                 &mut session.0.write_buffer,
             );
-            session.0.kex = Some(Kex::NewKeys(newkeys));
             newkeys.sent = true;
+            session.0.kex = Some(Kex::NewKeys(newkeys));
         }
         Ok(())
     }