diff --git a/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registry.java b/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registry.java
index 442a170ac..183735f72 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registry.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registry.java
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ public class Registry extends ImmutableObject implements Buildable {
   @Parent
   Key<EntityGroupRoot> parent = getCrossTldKey();
 
-  @Id
   /**
    * The canonical string representation of the TLD associated with this {@link Registry}, which
    * is the standard ASCII for regular TLDs and punycoded ASCII for IDN TLDs.
    */
+  @Id
   String tldStrId;
 
   /**