diff --git a/code/renderervk/tr_backend.c b/code/renderervk/tr_backend.c
index 915b91157..9a33d3aab 100644
--- a/code/renderervk/tr_backend.c
+++ b/code/renderervk/tr_backend.c
@@ -1797,9 +1797,7 @@ void RB_ExecuteRenderCommands( const void *data ) {
 		default:
 			// stop rendering
 #ifdef USE_VULKAN
-			if ( vk.frame_count ) {
-				vk_end_frame();
-			}
+			vk_end_frame();
 //			if (com_errorEntered && (begin_frame_called && !end_frame_called)) {
 //				vk_end_frame();
 //			}
diff --git a/code/renderervk/vk.c b/code/renderervk/vk.c
index 2ad1b6fbe..9a7f2b419 100644
--- a/code/renderervk/vk.c
+++ b/code/renderervk/vk.c
@@ -7214,10 +7214,6 @@ void vk_end_frame( void )
 	VK_CHECK( qvkQueueSubmit( vk.queue, 1, &submit_info, vk.cmd->rendering_finished_fence ) );
 	vk.cmd->waitForFence = qtrue;
 
-	// pickup next command buffer for rendering
-	vk.cmd_index++;
-	vk.cmd_index %= NUM_COMMAND_BUFFERS;
-
 	// presentation may take undefined time to complete, we can't measure it in a reliable way
 	backEnd.pc.msec = ri.Milliseconds() - backEnd.pc.msec;
 
@@ -7229,6 +7225,10 @@ void vk_present_frame( void )
 	VkPresentInfoKHR present_info;
 	VkResult res;
 
+	// pickup next command buffer for rendering
+	vk.cmd_index++;
+	vk.cmd_index %= NUM_COMMAND_BUFFERS;
+
 	if ( ri.CL_IsMinimized() )
 		return;