diff --git a/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/PivotLayoutManager.kt b/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/PivotLayoutManager.kt
index 35c5d1ed..d4dc7d7e 100644
--- a/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/PivotLayoutManager.kt
+++ b/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/PivotLayoutManager.kt
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ class PivotLayoutManager(properties: Properties) : RecyclerView.LayoutManager(),
     override fun onLayoutChildren(recycler: RecyclerView.Recycler, state: RecyclerView.State) {
         // If we have focus, save it temporarily since the views will change and we might lose it
         hadFocusBeforeLayout = hasFocus()
+        if (layoutInfo.isScrollingToTarget) {
+            scroller.cancelScrollToTarget()
+        }
         pivotLayout.onLayoutChildren(recycler, state)
         if (hadFocusBeforeLayout) {
             focusDispatcher.focusSelectedView()
         }
-        if (layoutInfo.isScrollingToTarget) {
-            scroller.cancelScrollToTarget()
-        }
         hadFocusBeforeLayout = false
     }