diff --git a/scenarios/labs/ads_3_access_controls.xml b/scenarios/labs/ads_3_access_controls.xml
index 87a9124b2..bd9976d79 100644
--- a/scenarios/labs/ads_3_access_controls.xml
+++ b/scenarios/labs/ads_3_access_controls.xml
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@
 
 		<utility module_path=".*handy_cli_tools"/>
 
-		<vulnerability module_path=".*writable_passwd|.*writable_shadow"/>
-
 		<vulnerability module_path=".*ssh_root_login">
 			<input into="root_password">
 				<datastore>desktop_root_password</datastore>
 			</input>
 		</vulnerability>
 
+		<vulnerability module_path=".*writable_passwd|.*writable_shadow"/>
+
 		<network type="private_network">
 			<input into="IP_address">
 				<datastore access="1">IP_addresses</datastore>