diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java
index 831677231b..44f0784b51 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2016-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2016-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ protected InvocableHandlerMethod getHandlerForPayload(Class<? extends Object> pa
 			if (handler == null) {
 				throw new KafkaException("No method found for " + payloadClass);
 			}
-			this.cachedHandlers.putIfAbsent(payloadClass, handler); //NOSONAR
 			setupReplyTo(handler);
+			this.cachedHandlers.putIfAbsent(payloadClass, handler); //NOSONAR
 		}
 		return handler;
 	}