diff --git a/.changeset/clever-spies-confess.md b/.changeset/clever-spies-confess.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e43b9c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clever-spies-confess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@hey-api/openapi-ts": patch
+---
+
+**output**: run lint before format
diff --git a/packages/openapi-ts/src/processOutput.ts b/packages/openapi-ts/src/processOutput.ts
index f870dbb3e..9961f1d86 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-ts/src/processOutput.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi-ts/src/processOutput.ts
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ const linters: Record<Linters, OutputProcessor> = {
 };
 
 export const processOutput = ({ config }: { config: Config }) => {
-  if (config.output.format) {
-    const module = formatters[config.output.format];
+  if (config.output.lint) {
+    const module = linters[config.output.lint];
     console.log(`✨ Running ${module.name}`);
     sync(module.command, module.args(config.output.path));
   }
 
-  if (config.output.lint) {
-    const module = linters[config.output.lint];
+  if (config.output.format) {
+    const module = formatters[config.output.format];
     console.log(`✨ Running ${module.name}`);
     sync(module.command, module.args(config.output.path));
   }