diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
index 58965ca21..8bc119455 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
@@ -413,18 +413,21 @@ export class CliRepl implements MongoshIOProvider {
 
     if (willExecuteCommandLineScripts) {
       this.mongoshRepl.setIsInteractive(willEnterInteractiveMode);
+
+      this.bus.emit('mongosh:start-session', {
+        isInteractive: false,
+        timings: summariseTimingData(getTimingData()),
+      });
+
       this.bus.emit('mongosh:start-loading-cli-scripts', {
         usesShellOption: !!this.cliOptions.shell,
       });
+
       const exitCode = await this.loadCommandLineFilesAndEval(
         commandLineLoadFiles,
         evalScripts
       );
 
-      this.bus.emit('mongosh:start-session', {
-        isInteractive: false,
-        timings: summariseTimingData(getTimingData()),
-      });
       if (exitCode !== 0) {
         await this.exit(exitCode);
         return;