Index: nucleus/core/kernel/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/v3/server/ApplicationLifecycle.java
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--- nucleus/core/kernel/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/v3/server/ApplicationLifecycle.java	(revision 51630)
+++ nucleus/core/kernel/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/v3/server/ApplicationLifecycle.java	(working copy)
@@ -410,13 +410,6 @@
                 context.getSource().setExtraData(Boolean.class, tempAppInfo.isJavaEEApp());
                 appRegistry.add(appName, tempAppInfo);
 
-                events.send(new Event<DeploymentContext>(Deployment.DEPLOYMENT_BEFORE_CLASSLOADER_CREATION, context), false);
-
-                context.createApplicationClassLoader(clh, handler);
-                if (tracing!=null) {
-                    tracing.addMark(DeploymentTracing.Mark.CLASS_LOADER_CREATED);
-                }
-
                 try {
                     notifyLifecycleInterceptorsBefore(ExtendedDeploymentContext.Phase.PREPARE, context);
                 } catch(Throwable interceptorException) {
@@ -427,6 +420,13 @@
                     return null;
                 }
 
+                events.send(new Event<DeploymentContext>(Deployment.DEPLOYMENT_BEFORE_CLASSLOADER_CREATION, context), false);
+
+                context.createApplicationClassLoader(clh, handler);
+                if (tracing!=null) {
+                    tracing.addMark(DeploymentTracing.Mark.CLASS_LOADER_CREATED);
+                }
+
                     // this is a first time deployment as opposed as load following an unload event,
                     // we need to create the application info
                     // todo : we should come up with a general Composite API solution