diff --git a/src/UnitOfWork.php b/src/UnitOfWork.php
index 2969a3e0e0f..0f775910d83 100644
--- a/src/UnitOfWork.php
+++ b/src/UnitOfWork.php
@@ -2473,13 +2473,13 @@ private function doRefresh($entity, array &$visited, ?int $lockMode = null): voi
             throw ORMInvalidArgumentException::entityNotManaged($entity);
         }
 
+        $this->cascadeRefresh($entity, $visited, $lockMode);
+
         $this->getEntityPersister($class->name)->refresh(
             array_combine($class->getIdentifierFieldNames(), $this->entityIdentifiers[$oid]),
             $entity,
             $lockMode
         );
-
-        $this->cascadeRefresh($entity, $visited, $lockMode);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/LazyEagerCollectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/LazyEagerCollectionTest.php
index 2797dfd67bb..926e0523153 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/LazyEagerCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/LazyEagerCollectionTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class LazyEagerCollectionTest extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
+
         $this->createSchemaForModels(
             LazyEagerCollectionUser::class,
             LazyEagerCollectionAddress::class,