diff --git a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixThreadPool.java b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixThreadPool.java
index c68641dbf..a4f019b5c 100644
--- a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixThreadPool.java
+++ b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixThreadPool.java
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ private void touchConfig() {
                             dynamicCoreSize + " and maximumSize = " + configuredMaximumSize + ".  Maximum size will be set to " +
                             dynamicMaximumSize + ", the coreSize value, since it must be equal to or greater than the coreSize value");
                 }
-                threadPool.setCorePoolSize(dynamicCoreSize);
                 threadPool.setMaximumPoolSize(dynamicMaximumSize);
+                threadPool.setCorePoolSize(dynamicCoreSize);
             }
 
             threadPool.setKeepAliveTime(properties.keepAliveTimeMinutes().get(), TimeUnit.MINUTES);