diff --git a/src/Middleware/ApiVersionControl.php b/src/Middleware/ApiVersionControl.php
index 334e3a6..c1e9993 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/ApiVersionControl.php
+++ b/src/Middleware/ApiVersionControl.php
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public function __construct(array $config = null)
     public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): SymfonyResponse
     {
         $pipes = MiddlewareCollection::createFromConfig($request, $this->config)
-            ->permitVersionStatement()
             ->filterByVersionCompare()
+            ->permitVersionStatement()
             ->flatten()
             ->rejectNonPipe()
             ->unique()