diff --git a/src/Persistence.Tests/Yaml/DeserializerValidTests.cs b/src/Persistence.Tests/Yaml/DeserializerValidTests.cs
index 0a5e34e0..a3e3e679 100644
--- a/src/Persistence.Tests/Yaml/DeserializerValidTests.cs
+++ b/src/Persistence.Tests/Yaml/DeserializerValidTests.cs
@@ -451,8 +451,9 @@ public void Deserialize_Should_AddGalleryTemplate(string path, bool isControlIde
         gallery.Children.Should().HaveCount(2);
         gallery.Properties.Should().NotBeNull().And.HaveCount(2);
         gallery.Properties.Should().NotContainKeys("TemplateFill", "OnSelect");
-        var galleryTemplate = gallery.Children.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Template.Name == "GalleryTemplate");
+        var galleryTemplate = gallery.Children.ElementAt(0);
         galleryTemplate.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        galleryTemplate.Template.Name.Should().Be("GalleryTemplate");
         galleryTemplate.Properties.Should().NotBeNull().And.HaveCount(1);
         galleryTemplate.Properties.Should().ContainKeys("TemplateFill");
     }
diff --git a/src/Persistence/Yaml/ControlFormatter.cs b/src/Persistence/Yaml/ControlFormatter.cs
index 8e45fe4b..2cb76a10 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/Yaml/ControlFormatter.cs
+++ b/src/Persistence/Yaml/ControlFormatter.cs
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ public static T AfterDeserialize<T>(this T control, IControlFactory controlFacto
         var isGroupContainer = control.Template.Name == BuiltInTemplates.GroupContainer.Name;
         var originalChildCount = control.Children.Count;
 
-        var children = control.Children
-            .Select(addZIndex)
-            .Concat(childrenToAdd)
+        var children = childrenToAdd
+            .Concat(control.Children.Select(addZIndex))
             .ToList();
 
         var properties = propertiesToRemove.Count > 0