diff --git a/gst/gstindex.c b/gst/gstindex.c
index 04c09dbc7e..26c97676dd 100644
--- a/gst/gstindex.c
+++ b/gst/gstindex.c
@@ -420,14 +420,14 @@ gst_index_get_writer_id (GstIndex *index, GstObject *writer, gint *id)
 
   iclass = GST_INDEX_GET_CLASS (index);
 
-  if (iclass->resolve_writer) {
-    success = iclass->resolve_writer (index, writer, id, &writer_string);
-  }
-
   if (index->resolver) {
     success = index->resolver (index, writer, id, &writer_string, index->resolver_user_data);
   }
 
+  if (iclass->resolve_writer) {
+    success = iclass->resolve_writer (index, writer, id, &writer_string);
+  }
+
   return success;
 }