diff --git a/asn1/InterledgerProtocol.asn b/asn1/InterledgerProtocol.asn
index 49c08a2b..d787ae00 100644
--- a/asn1/InterledgerProtocol.asn
+++ b/asn1/InterledgerProtocol.asn
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ InterledgerReject ::= SEQUENCE {
     -- Standardized error code
     code IA5String (SIZE (3)),
 
-    -- User-readable error message
-    message UTF8String (SIZE (0..8191)),
-
     -- Participant that originally emitted the error
     triggeredBy Address,
 
+    -- User-readable error message
+    message UTF8String (SIZE (0..8191)),
+
     -- Machine-readable error data, dependent on code
     data OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..32767))
 }