diff --git a/conans/client/tools/system_pm.py b/conans/client/tools/system_pm.py
index 0821dba3e54..5a3760c5d02 100644
--- a/conans/client/tools/system_pm.py
+++ b/conans/client/tools/system_pm.py
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ def installed(self, package_name):
 
 class AptTool(BaseTool):
     def add_repository(self, repository, repo_key=None):
-        _run(self._runner, "%sapt-add-repository %s" % (self._sudo_str, repository),
-             output=self._output)
         if repo_key:
             _run(self._runner, "wget -qO - %s | %sapt-key add -" % (repo_key, self._sudo_str),
                  output=self._output)
+        _run(self._runner, "%sapt-add-repository %s" % (self._sudo_str, repository),
+             output=self._output)
 
     def update(self):
         _run(self._runner, "%sapt-get update" % self._sudo_str, output=self._output)
diff --git a/conans/test/unittests/client/tools/system_pm_test.py b/conans/test/unittests/client/tools/system_pm_test.py
index 63267cd522c..dbd5896fe3f 100644
--- a/conans/test/unittests/client/tools/system_pm_test.py
+++ b/conans/test/unittests/client/tools/system_pm_test.py
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ def _run_add_repository_test(repository, gpg_key, sudo, isatty, update):
                 sudo_cmd = "sudo " if isatty else "sudo -A "
 
             runner = RunnerOrderedMock()
-            runner.commands.append(("{}apt-add-repository {}".format(sudo_cmd, repository), 0))
             if gpg_key:
                 runner.commands.append(
                     ("wget -qO - {} | {}apt-key add -".format(gpg_key, sudo_cmd), 0))
+            runner.commands.append(("{}apt-add-repository {}".format(sudo_cmd, repository), 0))
             if update:
                 runner.commands.append(("{}apt-get update".format(sudo_cmd), 0))