diff --git a/aio/content/examples/rx-library/src/retry-on-error.ts b/aio/content/examples/rx-library/src/retry-on-error.ts
index b1a5389c1b..6f250aca1a 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/rx-library/src/retry-on-error.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/rx-library/src/retry-on-error.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import { ajax } from 'rxjs/ajax';
 import { map, retry, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 const apiData = ajax('/api/data').pipe(
-  retry(3), // Retry up to 3 times before failing
   map(res => {
     if (!res.response) {
       throw new Error('Value expected!');
     }
     return res.response;
   }),
+  retry(3), // Retry up to 3 times before failing
   catchError(err => of([]))
 );