diff --git a/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index af41f1ebe92..e9399f9153e 100644
--- a/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Version/Platform/Processor information (from `ipfs version --all`):
 
 Type (bug, feature, meta, test failure, question):
 Area (api, commands, daemon, fuse, etc):
-Priority (from P0: functioning, to P4: operations on fire):
+Priority (from P0: operations on fire, to P4: functioning):
 
 Description:
 
diff --git a/docs/github-issue-guide.md b/docs/github-issue-guide.md
index abdda267717..606aca53196 100644
--- a/docs/github-issue-guide.md
+++ b/docs/github-issue-guide.md
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ What your issue refers to. Multiple items are OK.
 
 ### Priority
 
-- "P0 - Operations Functioning"
-- "P1 - Operations Sort of Functioning"
+- "P0 - Operations on Fire (critical bug affecting release)"
+- "P1 - Operations Foobar (critical bug affecting master)"
 - "P2 - Operations Not Functioning"
-- "P3 - Operations Foobar (critical bug affecting master)"
-- "P4 - Operations on Fire (critical bug affecting release)"
+- "P3 - Operations Sort of Functioning"
+- "P4 - Operations Functioning"