diff --git a/arangod/Utils/ExplicitTransaction.h b/arangod/Utils/ExplicitTransaction.h
index d556b5ece4..b40d2abb06 100644
--- a/arangod/Utils/ExplicitTransaction.h
+++ b/arangod/Utils/ExplicitTransaction.h
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ class ExplicitTransaction : public Transaction {
     }
 
     this->setAllowImplicitCollections(allowImplicitCollections);
+    
+    for (auto const& it : writeCollections) {
+      this->addCollection(it, TRI_TRANSACTION_WRITE);
+    }
 
     for (auto const& it : readCollections) {
       this->addCollection(it, TRI_TRANSACTION_READ);
     }
-
-    for (auto const& it : writeCollections) {
-      this->addCollection(it, TRI_TRANSACTION_WRITE);
-    }
   }
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ class ExplicitTransaction : public Transaction {
     if (waitForSync) {
       this->setWaitForSync();
     }
+    
+    for (auto const& it : writeCollections) {
+      this->addCollection(it, TRI_TRANSACTION_WRITE);
+    }
 
     for (auto const& it : readCollections) {
       this->addCollection(it, TRI_TRANSACTION_READ);
     }
-
-    for (auto const& it : writeCollections) {
-      this->addCollection(it, TRI_TRANSACTION_WRITE);
-    }
   }
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////