diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index cbad1cf..0f85d17 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -378,14 +378,15 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 			if (checking) {
 				return saveCallback?.(checking);
 			} else {
-				// Run Obsidian Linter before formatting if enabled
-				if (this.settings.runLinterBeforeFormatting) {
+				await this.formatOnSave();
+
+				// Run Obsidian Linter after formatting if enabled
+				if (this.settings.runLinterAfterFormatting) {
 					//@ts-expect-error
 					await this.app?.commands?.executeCommandById(
 						"obsidian-linter:lint-file",
 					);
 				}
-				await this.formatOnSave();
 			}
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/src/settings/settings-info.ts b/src/settings/settings-info.ts
index 376b758..34935e1 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings-info.ts
+++ b/src/settings/settings-info.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export type AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	excludeDirsFromAutoLinking: string[]; // Optional: List of directories to exclude from auto-linking
 	preventSelfLinking: boolean; // Prevent linking text to its own file
 	removeAliasInDirs: string[]; // Remove aliases for links in specified directories
-	runLinterBeforeFormatting: boolean; // Run Obsidian Linter before automatic linker formatting
+	runLinterAfterFormatting: boolean; // Run Obsidian Linter after automatic linker formatting
 };
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	excludeDirsFromAutoLinking: [], // Default: no excluded directories
 	preventSelfLinking: false, // Default: allow self-linking (backward compatibility)
 	removeAliasInDirs: [], // Default: no directories for alias removal
-	runLinterBeforeFormatting: false, // Default: do not run linter before formatting
+	runLinterAfterFormatting: false, // Default: do not run linter after formatting
 };
diff --git a/src/settings/settings.ts b/src/settings/settings.ts
index 6ed516f..a55d84c 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/settings.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ export class AutomaticLinkerPluginSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 			)
 			.addToggle((toggle) => {
 				toggle
-					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.runLinterBeforeFormatting)
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.runLinterAfterFormatting)
 					.onChange(async (value) => {
-						this.plugin.settings.runLinterBeforeFormatting = value;
+						this.plugin.settings.runLinterAfterFormatting = value;
 						await this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
 					});
 			});