diff --git a/code/functions/search-query/java/nu/marginalia/functions/searchquery/query_parser/QueryParser.java b/code/functions/search-query/java/nu/marginalia/functions/searchquery/query_parser/QueryParser.java
index f77fd1ba..5c726644 100644
--- a/code/functions/search-query/java/nu/marginalia/functions/searchquery/query_parser/QueryParser.java
+++ b/code/functions/search-query/java/nu/marginalia/functions/searchquery/query_parser/QueryParser.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ public class QueryParser {
 
         TransformList<QueryToken> list = new TransformList<>(basicTokens);
 
-        list.transformEach(QueryParser::handleQuoteTokens);
         list.transformEach(QueryParser::trimLiterals);
+        list.transformEach(QueryParser::handleQuoteTokens);
         list.transformEachPair(QueryParser::createNegatedTerms);
         list.transformEachPair(QueryParser::createPriorityTerms);
         list.transformEach(QueryParser::handleSpecialOperations);