diff --git a/src/OneButton.cpp b/src/OneButton.cpp
index 20ea529..17aa967 100644
--- a/src/OneButton.cpp
+++ b/src/OneButton.cpp
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ void OneButton::_fsm(bool activeLevel) {
         _startTime = now;  // remember starting time
 
       } else if (waitTime > _press_ms) {
+        _newState(OneButton::OCS_PRESS);
         if (_longPressStartFunc) _longPressStartFunc();
         if (_paramLongPressStartFunc) _paramLongPressStartFunc(_longPressStartFuncParam);
-        _newState(OneButton::OCS_PRESS);
       }  // if
       break;
 
diff --git a/src/OneButtonTiny.cpp b/src/OneButtonTiny.cpp
index 88da31f..50108d9 100644
--- a/src/OneButtonTiny.cpp
+++ b/src/OneButtonTiny.cpp
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ void OneButtonTiny::_fsm(bool activeLevel) {
         _startTime = now;  // remember starting time
 
       } else if ((activeLevel) && (waitTime > _press_ms)) {
-        if (_longPressStartFunc) _longPressStartFunc();
         _newState(OneButtonTiny::OCS_PRESS);
+        if (_longPressStartFunc) _longPressStartFunc();
       }  // if
       break;