diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
index 46bf30db34..e09956a823 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
     <add key="log4net.Config" value="config\log4net.config" />
   </appSettings>
 
-  <connectionStrings />
-
   <system.data>
     <DbProviderFactories>
       <remove invariant="System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0"/>
@@ -78,6 +76,8 @@
     </mailSettings>
   </system.net>
 
+  <connectionStrings />
+
   <system.web>
     <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" />
     <trust level="Medium" originUrl=".*"/>