diff --git a/drivers/net/mmnif.c b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
index 3c208323..cecacee2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mmnif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 	/* check if there is a space in the queue without overwriting another packet */
 	if ((queued + pending) > MMNIF_RX_QUEUELEN)
 	{
-		DEBUGPRINTF("mmnif_tx(): too many packet's at once for the remote queue\n");
+		DEBUGPRINTF("mmnif_tx(): too many packet's at once for the remote queue : q:%d p:%d\n",queued , pending);
 		goto drop_packet;
 	}
 
@@ -763,16 +763,16 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 
 	dest_intr = mmnif_read_rx_inv_intr(dest_ip);
 
-	mmnif_write_rx_queue(dest_ip, queued);
-	mmnif_write_rx_pending(dest_ip, pending);
-
-	mmnif_unlock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_MMNIF
 	DEBUGPRINTF("\n SEND 0x%.8X\n",(char*)mpb_start_address + (dest_ip -1)*mpb_size + 2 + pos * 1792);
 	hex_dump(p->tot_len +2, p->payload);
 #endif
 
+	mmnif_write_rx_queue(dest_ip, queued);
+	mmnif_write_rx_pending(dest_ip, pending);
+
+	mmnif_unlock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
+
 	/* if driver is not in polling mode inform core that a message has arrived */
 	if (dest_intr)
 		mmnif_trigger_irq(dest_ip);