diff --git a/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs b/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs
index 8556314d..02024919 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs
+++ b/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                                       (pad-same-length new-controllers old-controllers))
                                  (keep identity)
                                  vec)]
-    (doseq [controller (map :old changed-controllers)]
+    (doseq [controller (reverse (map :old changed-controllers))]
       (apply-controller controller :stop))
     (doseq [controller (map :new changed-controllers)]
       (apply-controller controller :start))
diff --git a/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs b/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs
index b4d2238c..27a44ff6 100644
--- a/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs
+++ b/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       (swap! controller-state rfc/apply-controllers
              {:data {:controllers []}})
 
-      (is (= [:stop-1 [:stop-3 1]] @log))
+      (is (= [[:stop-3 1] :stop-1] @log))
       (is (= [] @controller-state))
       (reset! log []))
     ))