diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1429e19..9e74bad 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -135,16 +135,16 @@ func command(s S3) *exec.Cmd {
 	if s.Delete {
 		args = append(args, "--delete")
 	}
-	// append include flag if specified
-	if len(s.Include) != 0 {
-		args = append(args, "--include")
-		args = append(args, s.Include)
-	}
 	// appends exclude flag if specified
 	if len(s.Exclude) != 0 {
 		args = append(args, "--exclude")
 		args = append(args, s.Exclude)
 	}
+	// append include flag if specified
+	if len(s.Include) != 0 {
+		args = append(args, "--include")
+		args = append(args, s.Include)
+	}
 	// appends content-type if specified
 	if len(s.ContentType) != 0 {
 		args = append(args, "--content-type")