diff --git a/pkg/cluster/streams.go b/pkg/cluster/streams.go
index 917073364..4c75d07cf 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/streams.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/streams.go
@@ -315,6 +315,17 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncStreams() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// create publications to each created slot
+	c.logger.Debug("syncing database publications")
+	for publication, tables := range publications {
+		// but first check for existing publications
+		dbName := slots[publication]["database"]
+		err = c.syncPublication(publication, dbName, tables)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.logger.Warningf("could not sync publication %q in database %q: %v", publication, dbName, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// add extra logical slots to Patroni config
 	c.logger.Debug("syncing Postgres config for logical decoding")
 	requiresRestart, err := c.syncPostgresConfig(requiredPatroniConfig)
@@ -326,17 +337,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncStreams() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// next, create publications to each created slot
-	c.logger.Debug("syncing database publications")
-	for publication, tables := range publications {
-		// but first check for existing publications
-		dbName := slots[publication]["database"]
-		err = c.syncPublication(publication, dbName, tables)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.logger.Warningf("could not sync publication %q in database %q: %v", publication, dbName, err)
-		}
-	}
-
+	// after Postgres was restarted we can create stream CRDs
 	err = c.createOrUpdateStreams()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err