diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/api/core/uuid/Uuids.java b/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/api/core/uuid/Uuids.java
index 8dae31f3734..5d414884500 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/api/core/uuid/Uuids.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/api/core/uuid/Uuids.java
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@ private long get() {
       if (!initialized) {
         synchronized (ClockSeqAndNodeContainer.class) {
           if (!initialized) {
-
-            initialized = true;
             val = makeClockSeqAndNode();
+            initialized = true;
           }
         }
       }