diff --git a/pelican/readers.py b/pelican/readers.py
index ed710b26..9c0f715e 100644
--- a/pelican/readers.py
+++ b/pelican/readers.py
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ def parse_path_metadata(source_path, settings=None, process=None):
                           ('PATH_METADATA', source_path)]:
             checks.append((settings.get(key, None), data))
         if settings.get('USE_FOLDER_AS_CATEGORY', None):
-            checks.insert(0, ('(?P<category>.*)', subdir))
+            checks.append(('(?P<category>.*)', subdir))
         for regexp, data in checks:
             if regexp and data:
                 match = re.match(regexp, data)