diff --git a/pkg/controller/kfservice/kfservice_controller.go b/pkg/controller/kfservice/kfservice_controller.go
index fa6cfbdd0b7..97f5bfdc861 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/kfservice/kfservice_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/kfservice/kfservice_controller.go
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ func (r *ReconcileService) Reconcile(request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Resul
 	}
 
 	reconcilers := []Reconciler{
-		knative.NewRouteReconciler(r.Client, r.scheme),
 		knative.NewConfigurationReconciler(r.Client, r.scheme, configMap),
+		knative.NewRouteReconciler(r.Client, r.scheme),
 	}
 
 	for _, reconciler := range reconcilers {