diff --git a/src/pabot/pabot.py b/src/pabot/pabot.py
index b5e3dd31..ebddc262 100644
--- a/src/pabot/pabot.py
+++ b/src/pabot/pabot.py
@@ -1976,10 +1976,10 @@ def main_program(args):
 def _group_suites(outs_dir, datasources, options, pabot_args):
     suite_names = solve_suite_names(outs_dir, datasources, options, pabot_args)
     _verify_depends(suite_names)
-    shard_suites = solve_shard_suites(suite_names, pabot_args)
-    ordered_suites = _preserve_order(shard_suites, pabot_args.get("ordering"))
+    ordered_suites = _preserve_order(suite_names, pabot_args.get("ordering"))
+    shard_suites = solve_shard_suites(ordered_suites, pabot_args)
     grouped_suites = (
-        _chunked_suite_names(ordered_suites, pabot_args["processes"])
+        _chunked_suite_names(shard_suites, pabot_args["processes"])
         if pabot_args["chunk"]
         else _group_by_wait(_group_by_groups(ordered_suites))
     )