diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
index 21844e51..c4c03d86 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
+++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
@@ -1065,13 +1065,14 @@ int CameraDevice::processCaptureRequest(camera3_capture_request_t *camera3Reques
 		state_ = State::Running;
 	}
 
-	worker_.queueRequest(descriptor.request_.get());
-
+	unsigned long requestCookie = descriptor.request_->cookie();
 	{
 		MutexLocker descriptorsLock(descriptorsMutex_);
-		descriptors_[descriptor.request_->cookie()] = std::move(descriptor);
+		descriptors_[requestCookie] = std::move(descriptor);
 	}
 
+	worker_.queueRequest(descriptors_[requestCookie].request_.get());
+
 	return 0;
 }