diff --git a/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js b/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js
index 911487182..bfd62b4fd 100644
--- a/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js
+++ b/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js
@@ -420,9 +420,10 @@ WorksheetWriter.prototype = {
     xml.addText('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>');
     xml.addText('<worksheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac">');
 
+    this._writeSheetProperties(xml, this.properties, this.pageSetup);
+
     xml.addText(xform.sheetViews.toXml(this.views));
 
-    this._writeSheetProperties(xml, this.properties, this.pageSetup);
     this._writeSheetFormatProperties(xml, this.properties);
 
     this.stream.write(xml);