diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index 935ca77376..17dae38075 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -1072,8 +1072,6 @@ void EntityItem::getAllTerseUpdateProperties(EntityItemProperties& properties) c
 
 bool EntityItem::setProperties(const EntityItemProperties& properties) {
     bool somethingChanged = false;
-    // just in case _created must be properly set before the rest we do it first
-    SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(created, updateCreated);
 
     // these affect TerseUpdate properties
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(simulationOwner, setSimulationOwner);
@@ -1096,6 +1094,7 @@ bool EntityItem::setProperties(const EntityItemProperties& properties) {
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(friction, updateFriction);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(ignoreForCollisions, updateIgnoreForCollisions);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(collisionsWillMove, updateCollisionsWillMove);
+    SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(created, updateCreated);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(lifetime, updateLifetime);
 
     // non-simulation properties below