diff --git a/bar.go b/bar.go
index 2afaf72..0301b18 100644
--- a/bar.go
+++ b/bar.go
@@ -552,19 +552,17 @@
 	return table
 }
 
-func (s *bState) sortDecorators() {
-	for _, decorators := range s.decorators {
-		for _, d := range decorators {
-			d := unwrap(d)
-			if d, ok := d.(decor.AverageDecorator); ok {
-				s.averageDecorators = append(s.averageDecorators, d)
-			}
-			if d, ok := d.(decor.EwmaDecorator); ok {
-				s.ewmaDecorators = append(s.ewmaDecorators, d)
-			}
-			if d, ok := d.(decor.ShutdownListener); ok {
-				s.shutdownListeners = append(s.shutdownListeners, d)
-			}
+func (s *bState) sortDecorators(decorators []decor.Decorator) {
+	for _, d := range decorators {
+		d := unwrap(d)
+		if d, ok := d.(decor.AverageDecorator); ok {
+			s.averageDecorators = append(s.averageDecorators, d)
+		}
+		if d, ok := d.(decor.EwmaDecorator); ok {
+			s.ewmaDecorators = append(s.ewmaDecorators, d)
+		}
+		if d, ok := d.(decor.ShutdownListener); ok {
+			s.shutdownListeners = append(s.shutdownListeners, d)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/bar_option.go b/bar_option.go
index d5aa5b9..d001db3 100644
--- a/bar_option.go
+++ b/bar_option.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 func PrependDecorators(decorators ...decor.Decorator) BarOption {
 	decorators = inspect(decorators)
 	return func(s *bState) {
+		s.sortDecorators(decorators)
 		s.decorators[0] = decorators
 	}
 }
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 func AppendDecorators(decorators ...decor.Decorator) BarOption {
 	decorators = inspect(decorators)
 	return func(s *bState) {
+		s.sortDecorators(decorators)
 		s.decorators[1] = decorators
 	}
 }
diff --git a/progress.go b/progress.go
index b4eaf75..8009faf 100644
--- a/progress.go
+++ b/progress.go
@@ -451,7 +451,5 @@
 	bs.buffers[1] = bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, 128)) // append
 	bs.buffers[2] = bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, 256)) // filler
 
-	bs.sortDecorators()
-
 	return bs
 }