diff --git a/Core/OfficeDevPnP.Core/Framework/Provisioning/ObjectHandlers/ObjectFiles.cs b/Core/OfficeDevPnP.Core/Framework/Provisioning/ObjectHandlers/ObjectFiles.cs
index f2cc21d182..c6a4411a8c 100644
--- a/Core/OfficeDevPnP.Core/Framework/Provisioning/ObjectHandlers/ObjectFiles.cs
+++ b/Core/OfficeDevPnP.Core/Framework/Provisioning/ObjectHandlers/ObjectFiles.cs
@@ -182,13 +182,6 @@ public override TokenParser ProvisionObjects(Web web, ProvisioningTemplate templ
                         }
 #endif
                         
-                        //Set Properties before Checkin
-                        if (file.Properties != null && file.Properties.Any())
-                        {
-                            Dictionary<string, string> transformedProperties = file.Properties.ToDictionary(property => property.Key, property => parser.ParseString(property.Value));
-                            SetFileProperties(targetFile, transformedProperties, parser, false);
-                        }
-
                         switch (file.Level)
                         {
                             case Model.FileLevel.Published:
@@ -218,6 +211,12 @@ public override TokenParser ProvisionObjects(Web web, ProvisioningTemplate templ
                         {
                             targetFile.ListItemAllFields.SetSecurity(parser, file.Security);
                         }
+                        
+                        if (file.Properties != null && file.Properties.Any())	
+                        {	
+                            Dictionary<string, string> transformedProperties = file.Properties.ToDictionary(property => property.Key, property => parser.ParseString(property.Value));	
+                            SetFileProperties(targetFile, transformedProperties, parser, false);	
+                        }
                     }
 
                     web = originalWeb; // restore context in case files are provisioned to the master page gallery #1059
@@ -377,4 +376,4 @@ private static File UploadFile(Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Folder folder, Stream
             return targetFile;
         }
     }
-}
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+}