diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm b/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
index e5357fbe10b0..6b7a1c7e454c 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@
 #define INIT_ORDER_MATERIALS		76
 #define INIT_ORDER_RESEARCH			75
 #define INIT_ORDER_STATION			74
-#define INIT_ORDER_QUIRKS 			73
 #define INIT_ORDER_EVENTS			70
 #define INIT_ORDER_JOBS				65
+#define INIT_ORDER_QUIRKS 			60
 #define INIT_ORDER_TICKER			55
 #define INIT_ORDER_MAPPING			50
 #define INIT_ORDER_EARLY_ASSETS 	48