diff --git a/src/manager.js b/src/manager.js
index 03dab70..55bdcc2 100644
--- a/src/manager.js
+++ b/src/manager.js
@@ -288,14 +288,14 @@ AdManager.prototype.onSlotRenderEnded = function (event) {
   if (event.isEmpty) {
     element.setAttribute('data-ad-load-state', 'empty');
   } else {
-
-    if (this.adUnits.units[element.dataset.adUnit].onSlotRenderEnded) {
-      this.adUnits.units[element.dataset.adUnit].onSlotRenderEnded(event, element);
-    }
-
     element.setAttribute('data-ad-load-state', 'loaded');
-    utils.dispatchEvent(element, 'dfpSlotRenderEnded');
   }
+
+  if (this.adUnits.units[element.dataset.adUnit].onSlotRenderEnded) {
+    this.adUnits.units[element.dataset.adUnit].onSlotRenderEnded(event, element);
+  }
+
+  utils.dispatchEvent(element, 'dfpSlotRenderEnded');
 };
 
 /**
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ AdManager.prototype.onImpressionViewable = function (event) {
   if (this.adUnits.units[element.dataset.adUnit].onImpressionViewable) {
     this.adUnits.units[element.dataset.adUnit].onImpressionViewable(event, element);
   }
-  
+
   utils.dispatchEvent(element, 'dfpImpressionViewable');
 };
 
diff --git a/src/manager.spec.js b/src/manager.spec.js
index 6f500c7..1517c0a 100644
--- a/src/manager.spec.js
+++ b/src/manager.spec.js
@@ -484,14 +484,14 @@ describe('AdManager', function() {
       expect(eventSpy.called).to.be.true;
     });
 
-    it('- does not dispatch slot render end, does not call callback when ad comes back empty', function() {
+    it('- dispatches slot render end, calls callback even when ad comes back empty', function() {
       event.isEmpty = true;
 
       adManager.onSlotRenderEnded(event);
 
       expect($(adElement).data('ad-load-state')).to.equal('empty');
-      expect(adManager.adUnits.units.header.onSlotRenderEnded.called).to.be.false;
-      expect(eventSpy.called).to.be.false;
+      expect(adManager.adUnits.units.header.onSlotRenderEnded.called).to.be.true;
+      expect(eventSpy.called).to.be.true;
     });
   });