diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch
index eae0ca32da..ce890ce4a0 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java.patch
@@ -966,12 +966,8 @@
  
      @Override
      public void openHorseInventory(AbstractHorse horse, Container inventory) {
--        if (this.containerMenu != this.inventoryMenu) {
--            this.closeContainer();
--        }
--
 +        // CraftBukkit start - Inventory open hook
-         this.nextContainerCounter();
++        this.nextContainerCounter(); // Moved up from below
 +        AbstractContainerMenu container = new HorseInventoryMenu(this.containerCounter, this.getInventory(), inventory, horse, horse.getInventoryColumns());
 +        container.setTitle(horse.getDisplayName());
 +        container = org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callInventoryOpenEvent(this, container);
@@ -981,10 +977,12 @@
 +            return;
 +        }
 +        // CraftBukkit end
-+        if (this.containerMenu != this.inventoryMenu) {
+         if (this.containerMenu != this.inventoryMenu) {
+-            this.closeContainer();
 +            this.closeContainer(org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryCloseEvent.Reason.OPEN_NEW); // Paper - Inventory close reason
-+        }
-+
+         }
+ 
+-        this.nextContainerCounter();
 +        // this.nextContainerCounter(); // CraftBukkit - moved up
          int inventoryColumns = horse.getInventoryColumns();
          this.connection.send(new ClientboundHorseScreenOpenPacket(this.containerCounter, inventoryColumns, horse.getId()));