diff --git a/csrc/preseg_passes/consecutive_cast.cpp b/csrc/preseg_passes/consecutive_cast.cpp
index 564aa23b361..c292b33748f 100644
--- a/csrc/preseg_passes/consecutive_cast.cpp
+++ b/csrc/preseg_passes/consecutive_cast.cpp
@@ -199,21 +199,22 @@ void castOptimizationPass(Fusion* fusion) {
       if (isMovableMeta(expr->input(0)->definition())) {
         Expr* meta = expr->input(0)->definition();
 
-        // replayed cast
+        // replayed cast.
         Val* replayed_expr_out =
             castOp(expr->output(0)->dtype(), meta->input(0));
 
-        // replayed meta
-        // replay meta on new inputs
-        Expr* replayed_meta = nvfuser::ir_utils::replaceValInExprInputs(
-            meta, meta->input(0), replayed_expr_out);
-        // update replayed meta output
+        // preparing new meta output.
         Val* replayed_meta_out = ops::newValLike(
             meta->output(0), meta->output(0)->getDataType().value());
+
+        // replay meta on new inputs.
+        Expr* replayed_meta = nvfuser::ir_utils::replaceValInExprInputs(
+            meta, meta->input(0), replayed_expr_out);
+        // update replayed meta output.
         replayed_meta = ir_utils::transferDefinitionToNewOutputs(
             replayed_meta, {replayed_meta_out});
 
-        // replace uses of old second output
+        // replace uses of old second output.
         ir_utils::replaceValInAllExprInputsAndFusionOutputs(
             expr->output(0), replayed_meta_out);