diff --git a/monitor/fan_error.cpp b/monitor/fan_error.cpp
index 488bab4..ccbba4e 100644
--- a/monitor/fan_error.cpp
+++ b/monitor/fan_error.cpp
@@ -91,13 +91,6 @@
         ffdc.emplace_back(FFDCFormat::Text, 0x01, 0x01, logFile->fd());
     }
 
-    // add the previous systemd journal entries as FFDC
-    auto serviceFFDC = makeJsonFFDCFile(getJournalEntries(25));
-    if (serviceFFDC && serviceFFDC->fd() != -1)
-    {
-        ffdc.emplace_back(FFDCFormat::JSON, 0x01, 0x01, serviceFFDC->fd());
-    }
-
     // Add the passed in JSON as FFDC
     auto ffdcFile = makeJsonFFDCFile(jsonFFDC);
     if (ffdcFile && (ffdcFile->fd() != -1))
@@ -105,6 +98,13 @@
         ffdc.emplace_back(FFDCFormat::JSON, 0x01, 0x01, ffdcFile->fd());
     }
 
+    // add the previous systemd journal entries as FFDC
+    auto serviceFFDC = makeJsonFFDCFile(getJournalEntries(25));
+    if (serviceFFDC && serviceFFDC->fd() != -1)
+    {
+        ffdc.emplace_back(FFDCFormat::JSON, 0x01, 0x01, serviceFFDC->fd());
+    }
+
     try
     {
         auto sev = _severity;