diff --git a/js/gdm/authPrompt.js b/js/gdm/authPrompt.js
index a4d69d949..5c8c175f1 100644
--- a/js/gdm/authPrompt.js
+++ b/js/gdm/authPrompt.js
@@ -193,17 +193,15 @@ const AuthPrompt = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _onAskQuestion: function(verifier, serviceName, question, passwordChar) {
-        if (this._preemptiveAnswer) {
-            if (this._queryingService)
-                this._userVerifier.answerQuery(this._queryingService, this._preemptiveAnswer);
-            this._preemptiveAnswer = null;
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (this._queryingService)
             this.clear();
 
         this._queryingService = serviceName;
+        if (this._preemptiveAnswer) {
+            this._userVerifier.answerQuery(this._queryingService, this._preemptiveAnswer);
+            this._preemptiveAnswer = null;
+            return;
+        }
         this.setPasswordChar(passwordChar);
         this.setQuestion(question);