diff --git a/installation/src/Application/InstallationApplication.php b/installation/src/Application/InstallationApplication.php
index 3b25150290aea..c0957aa518815 100644
--- a/installation/src/Application/InstallationApplication.php
+++ b/installation/src/Application/InstallationApplication.php
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ public function execute()
 			{
 				$this->compress();
 			}
-
-			// Send the application response.
-			$this->respond();
 		}
 		catch (\Throwable $throwable)
 		{
 			ExceptionHandler::render($throwable);
 		}
+
+		// Send the application response.
+		$this->respond();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php b/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php
index 82b594ddefae2..eb03a7b844d23 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php
@@ -386,12 +386,6 @@ public function execute()
 				// Trigger the onAfterCompress event.
 				$this->triggerEvent('onAfterCompress');
 			}
-
-			// Send the application response.
-			$this->respond();
-
-			// Trigger the onAfterRespond event.
-			$this->triggerEvent('onAfterRespond');
 		}
 		catch (\Throwable $throwable)
 		{
@@ -410,6 +404,12 @@ public function execute()
 
 			ExceptionHandler::render($event->getError());
 		}
+
+		// Send the application response.
+		$this->respond();
+
+		// Trigger the onAfterRespond event.
+		$this->triggerEvent('onAfterRespond');
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/libraries/src/Exception/ExceptionHandler.php b/libraries/src/Exception/ExceptionHandler.php
index 5f91937317228..22e111adec9dd 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Exception/ExceptionHandler.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Exception/ExceptionHandler.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
 
+use Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication;
 use Joomla\CMS\Error\AbstractRenderer;
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\Log\Log;
@@ -140,12 +141,12 @@ public static function render(\Throwable $error)
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				/** @var CMSApplication $app */
+
 				// Do not allow cache
 				$app->allowCache(false);
 
 				$app->setBody($data);
-
-				echo $app->toString();
 			}
 
 			// This return is needed to ensure the test suite does not trigger the non-Exception handling below