diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
index b631619043fe..f5154c70023d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ protected function ensureNullLogDriverIsConfigured()
      */
     public function handleException(Throwable $e)
     {
-        try {
-            self::$reservedMemory = null;
+        self::$reservedMemory = null;
 
+        try {
             $this->getExceptionHandler()->report($e);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             //
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ public function handleShutdown()
      */
     protected function fatalErrorFromPhpError(array $error, $traceOffset = null)
     {
+        self::$reservedMemory = null;
+
         return new FatalError($error['message'], 0, $error, $traceOffset);
     }