diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/InstallDemoConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/InstallDemoConfiguration.java
index 5a0f167337..1d779cfeef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/InstallDemoConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/InstallDemoConfiguration.java
@@ -428,10 +428,10 @@ private static void writePasswordToInternalUsersFile(String adminPassword, Strin
                 }
                 writer.write(line + System.lineSeparator());
             }
-            Files.move(tempFilePath, internalUsersPath, java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new IOException("Unable to update the internal users file with the hashed password.");
         }
+        Files.move(tempFilePath, internalUsersPath, java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
     }
 
     /**