diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs
index fafd60d01..e658330aa 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ public int Compare(DownloadDecision x, DownloadDecision y)
             {
                 CompareQuality,
                 ComparePreferredWords,
-                CompareIndexerFlags,
                 CompareProtocol,
+                CompareIndexerFlags,
                 ComparePeersIfTorrent,
                 CompareAgeIfUsenet,
                 CompareSize