diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/modal/modal.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/modal/modal.element.ts
index a66bb6a7e5..3306512497 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/modal/modal.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/modal/modal.element.ts
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ export class UmbModalElement extends UmbLitElement {
 		const innerElement = await createExtensionElement(manifest);
 
 		if (innerElement) {
+			innerElement.manifest = manifest;
 			innerElement.data = this.#modalContext!.data;
 			innerElement.modalContext = this.#modalContext;
-			innerElement.manifest = manifest;
 		}
 
 		return innerElement;