diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiExtensionManager.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiExtensionManager.java
index c601a5f117..db5f90d954 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiExtensionManager.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiExtensionManager.java
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ public class UiExtensionManager implements UiExtensionService {
 
     // Creates core UI extension
     private static UiExtension createCoreExtension() {
-        List<UiView> coreViews = of(new UiView("sample", "Sample"),
-                                    new UiView("topo", "Topology View"),
-                                    new UiView("device", "Devices"));
+        List<UiView> coreViews = of(new UiView("topo", "Topology View"),
+                                    new UiView("device", "Devices"),
+                                    new UiView("sample", "Sample"));
         UiMessageHandlerFactory messageHandlerFactory =
                 () -> ImmutableList.of(
                         new TopologyViewMessageHandler()
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/onos.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/onos.js
index c1338f6b40..60ed3fb1ce 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/onos.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/onos.js
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
     // view IDs.. note the first view listed is loaded at startup
     var viewIds = [
         // {INJECTED-VIEW-IDS-START}
-        'sample',
         'topo',
         'device',
+        'sample',
         // {INJECTED-VIEW-IDS-END}
 
         // dummy entry