diff --git a/src/hurricanedata/gpubufferhandler.cu b/src/hurricanedata/gpubufferhandler.cu
index 5ca09e0..eca628e 100644
--- a/src/hurricanedata/gpubufferhandler.cu
+++ b/src/hurricanedata/gpubufferhandler.cu
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ FieldData GPUBufferHandler::nextFieldData() {
     fieldInd = newFieldInd;
 
     if (newBufferInd != bufferInd) {
-        fileInd++;
         gpuBuffer.loadFile(fileInd, bufferInd);
+        fileInd++;
         bufferInd = newBufferInd;
     }