diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7af01d0a6..6f13ea058 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - (Feature) Backup InProgress Agency key discovery
 - (Feature) Backup & Maintenance Conditions
 - (Bugfix) Disable member removal in case of health failure
+- (Bugfix) Reorder Topology management plan steps
 
 ## [1.2.9](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.2.9) (2022-03-30)
 - (Feature) Improve Kubernetes clientsets management
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_normal.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_normal.go
index 70157704e..434c59b9c 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_normal.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_normal.go
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ func createNormalPlan(ctx context.Context, log zerolog.Logger, apiObject k8sutil
 	}
 
 	r := recoverPlanAppender(log, newPlanAppender(NewWithPlanBuilder(ctx, log, apiObject, spec, status, cachedStatus, builderCtx), status.BackOff, currentPlan).
-		// Adjust topology settings
-		ApplyIfEmpty(createTopologyMemberAdjustmentPlan).
 		// Define topology
 		ApplyIfEmpty(createTopologyEnablementPlan).
+		// Adjust topology settings
+		ApplyIfEmpty(createTopologyMemberAdjustmentPlan).
 		ApplyIfEmpty(createTopologyUpdatePlan).
 		// Check for scale up
 		ApplyIfEmpty(createScaleUPMemberPlan).