diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c b/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c
index 2d01e6013e..2755f55812 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ static int setup_microhttpd_server(RemoteServer *s,
                                    const char *cert,
                                    const char *trust) {
         struct MHD_OptionItem opts[] = {
-                { MHD_OPTION_NOTIFY_COMPLETED, (intptr_t) request_meta_free},
                 { MHD_OPTION_EXTERNAL_LOGGER, (intptr_t) microhttpd_logger},
+                { MHD_OPTION_NOTIFY_COMPLETED, (intptr_t) request_meta_free},
                 { MHD_OPTION_LISTEN_SOCKET, fd},
                 { MHD_OPTION_CONNECTION_MEMORY_LIMIT, 128*1024},
                 { MHD_OPTION_END},