diff --git a/profiles/heartrate/heartrate.c b/profiles/heartrate/heartrate.c
index 8de81bb..34ec9bc 100644
--- a/profiles/heartrate/heartrate.c
+++ b/profiles/heartrate/heartrate.c
@@ -730,8 +730,6 @@ static int heartrate_adapter_register(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
 	hradapter = g_new0(struct heartrate_adapter, 1);
 	hradapter->adapter = adapter;
 
-	heartrate_adapters = g_slist_prepend(heartrate_adapters, hradapter);
-
 	if (!g_dbus_register_interface(btd_get_dbus_connection(),
 						adapter_get_path(adapter),
 						HEART_RATE_MANAGER_INTERFACE,
@@ -744,6 +742,8 @@ static int heartrate_adapter_register(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	heartrate_adapters = g_slist_prepend(heartrate_adapters, hradapter);
+
 	return 0;
 }