diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 313c71933..bdcdbbbd8 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ func DefaultHandler(feeDenom string) basecoin.Handler {
 		base.Logger{},
 		stack.Recovery{},
 		auth.Signatures{},
-		nonce.ReplayCheck{},
 		base.Chain{},
+		nonce.ReplayCheck{},
 		fee.NewSimpleFeeMiddleware(coin.Coin{feeDenom, 0}, fee.Bank),
 	).Use(d)
 }
diff --git a/app/app_test.go b/app/app_test.go
index 813c50afe..629ec750c 100644
--- a/app/app_test.go
+++ b/app/app_test.go
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ func (at *appTest) signTx(tx basecoin.Tx) basecoin.Tx {
 
 func (at *appTest) getTx(coins coin.Coins) basecoin.Tx {
 	tx := at.baseTx(coins)
-	tx = base.NewChainTx(at.chainID, 0, tx)
 	tx = nonce.NewTx(1, []basecoin.Actor{at.acctIn.Actor()}, tx)
+	tx = base.NewChainTx(at.chainID, 0, tx)
 	return at.signTx(tx)
 }
 
 func (at *appTest) feeTx(coins coin.Coins, toll coin.Coin) basecoin.Tx {
 	tx := at.baseTx(coins)
 	tx = fee.NewFee(tx, toll, at.acctIn.Actor())
-	tx = base.NewChainTx(at.chainID, 0, tx)
 	tx = nonce.NewTx(1, []basecoin.Actor{at.acctIn.Actor()}, tx)
+	tx = base.NewChainTx(at.chainID, 0, tx)
 	return at.signTx(tx)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go b/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go
index 2ab581c8b..cf97f9581 100644
--- a/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go
+++ b/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ func doSendTx(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	tx, err = WrapChainTx(tx)
+	tx, err = WrapNonceTx(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	tx, err = WrapNonceTx(tx)
+	tx, err = WrapChainTx(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/commands/counter.go b/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/commands/counter.go
index a3746b867..68fb86700 100644
--- a/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/commands/counter.go
+++ b/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/commands/counter.go
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ func counterTx(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	tx, err = bcmd.WrapChainTx(tx)
+	tx, err = bcmd.WrapNonceTx(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	tx, err = bcmd.WrapNonceTx(tx)
+	tx, err = bcmd.WrapChainTx(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter.go b/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter.go
index d00f0fa90..d99a3c41e 100644
--- a/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter.go
+++ b/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter.go
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func NewHandler(feeDenom string) basecoin.Handler {
 		base.Logger{},
 		stack.Recovery{},
 		auth.Signatures{},
-		nonce.ReplayCheck{},
 		base.Chain{},
+		nonce.ReplayCheck{},
 		fee.NewSimpleFeeMiddleware(coin.Coin{feeDenom, 0}, fee.Bank),
 	).Use(dispatcher)
 }
diff --git a/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter_test.go b/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter_test.go
index b8b79a743..ff880c509 100644
--- a/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter_test.go
+++ b/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter/counter_test.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func TestCounterPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 	// Deliver a CounterTx
 	DeliverCounterTx := func(valid bool, counterFee coin.Coins, sequence uint32) abci.Result {
 		tx := NewTx(valid, counterFee)
-		tx = base.NewChainTx(chainID, 0, tx)
 		tx = nonce.NewTx(sequence, []basecoin.Actor{acct.Actor()}, tx)
+		tx = base.NewChainTx(chainID, 0, tx)
 		stx := auth.NewSig(tx)
 		auth.Sign(stx, acct.Key)
 		txBytes := wire.BinaryBytes(stx.Wrap())