diff --git a/crates/shared/src/price_estimation/trade_verifier.rs b/crates/shared/src/price_estimation/trade_verifier.rs
index b00b9dfc3e..ca9352e8b3 100644
--- a/crates/shared/src/price_estimation/trade_verifier.rs
+++ b/crates/shared/src/price_estimation/trade_verifier.rs
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ fn add_balance_queries(
     let query_balance = solver.methods().store_balance(token, owner, true);
     let query_balance = Bytes(query_balance.tx.data.unwrap().0);
     let interaction = (solver.address(), 0.into(), query_balance);
-    // query balance query at the end of pre-interactions
-    settlement.interactions[0].push(interaction.clone());
+    // query balance right after we receive all `sell_token`
+    settlement.interactions[1].insert(0, interaction.clone());
     // query balance right after we payed out all `buy_token`
     settlement.interactions[2].insert(0, interaction);
     settlement