diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 3c1f1cb6b..f30d33555 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2306,15 +2306,17 @@ void beforeSleep(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop) {
     /* Close clients that need to be closed asynchronous */
     freeClientsInAsyncFreeQueue();
 
+    /* Try to process blocked clients every once in while. Example: A module
+     * calls RM_SignalKeyAsReady from within a timer callback (So we don't
+     * visit processCommand() at all). */
+    handleClientsBlockedOnKeys();
+
     /* Before we are going to sleep, let the threads access the dataset by
      * releasing the GIL. Redis main thread will not touch anything at this
      * time. */
     if (moduleCount()) moduleReleaseGIL();
 
-    /* Try to process blocked clients every once in while. Example: A module
-     * calls RM_SignalKeyAsReady from within a timer callback (So we don't
-     * visit processCommand() at all). */
-    handleClientsBlockedOnKeys();
+    /* Do NOT add anything below moduleReleaseGIL !!! */
 }
 
 /* This function is called immediately after the event loop multiplexing
@@ -2323,6 +2325,9 @@ void beforeSleep(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop) {
 void afterSleep(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop) {
     UNUSED(eventLoop);
 
+    /* Do NOT add anything above moduleAcquireGIL !!! */
+
+    /* Aquire the modules GIL so that their threads won't touch anything. */
     if (!ProcessingEventsWhileBlocked) {
         if (moduleCount()) moduleAcquireGIL();
     }