diff --git a/js/ui/screenShield.js b/js/ui/screenShield.js
index 061d7b7ad..b7dd32dbd 100644
--- a/js/ui/screenShield.js
+++ b/js/ui/screenShield.js
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ var ScreenShield = class {
                                                 pivot_point: new Graphene.Point({ x: 0.5, y: 0.5 }),
                                                 name: 'lockDialogGroup' });
 
-        this.actor.add_actor(this._lockDialogGroup);
         this.actor.add_actor(this._lockScreenGroup);
+        this.actor.add_actor(this._lockDialogGroup);
 
         this._presence = new GnomeSession.Presence((proxy, error) => {
             if (error) {