diff --git a/router/core/router.go b/router/core/router.go
index 5da302608f..9807ebc096 100644
--- a/router/core/router.go
+++ b/router/core/router.go
@@ -600,12 +600,12 @@ func (r *Router) newServer(ctx context.Context, routerConfig *nodev1.RouterConfi
 			subChiRouter.Use(traceHandler.Handler)
 		}
 
-		subChiRouter.Use(graphqlPreHandler.Handler)
-
 		if metricHandler != nil {
 			subChiRouter.Use(metricHandler.Handler)
 		}
 
+		subChiRouter.Use(graphqlPreHandler.Handler)
+
 		subgraphs := make([]Subgraph, len(routerConfig.Subgraphs))
 		for _, s := range routerConfig.Subgraphs {
 			parsedURL, err := url.Parse(s.RoutingUrl)