diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
index a32f661b7..5faa19a60 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
@@ -893,8 +893,8 @@ object BuiltinCommands {
     StashOnFailure ::
       (OnFailure + " " + loadProjectCommand(LoadFailed, arg)) ::
       loadProjectCommand(LoadProjectImpl, arg) ::
-      PopOnFailure ::
       State.FailureWall ::
+      PopOnFailure ::
       Nil
 
   def loadProject: Command =