diff --git a/src/parselmouth/Pitch.cpp b/src/parselmouth/Pitch.cpp
index 93daeab0..8729ef33 100644
--- a/src/parselmouth/Pitch.cpp
+++ b/src/parselmouth/Pitch.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ PRAAT_CLASS_BINDING(Pitch) {
 	        GET_MEAN_DOCSTRING);
 
 	def(
-	        "get_mean_strength", [](Pitch self, double tmin, double tmax, std::string type) {
+	        "get_mean_strength", [](Pitch self, std::string type, double tmin, double tmax) {
 		        const int strengthUnit =
 					(type == "ac") ? Pitch_STRENGTH_UNIT_AUTOCORRELATION : 
 					(type == "nhr")	? Pitch_STRENGTH_UNIT_NOISE_HARMONICS_RATIO : 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ PRAAT_CLASS_BINDING(Pitch) {
 
 		        return Pitch_getMeanStrength(self, tmin, tmax, strengthUnit);
 	        },
-			"from_time"_a = 0.0, "to_time"_a = 0.0, "type"_a = "hnr_db", 
+			"type"_a = "hnr_db", "from_time"_a = 0.0, "to_time"_a = 0.0, 
 			GET_MEAN_STRENGTH_DOCSTRING);
 
 	def(
diff --git a/src/parselmouth/Pitch_docstrings.h b/src/parselmouth/Pitch_docstrings.h
index 70ec4af1..0b136969 100644
--- a/src/parselmouth/Pitch_docstrings.h
+++ b/src/parselmouth/Pitch_docstrings.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Returns the value of user-selected measure of the periodicity strength.
 
 Parameters
 ----------
+type : {'ac', 'nhr', 'hnr_db'}, default="hnr_db"
+    Type of strength measure to compute
+
 from_time : double, default=0.0
     The start time of the compuation. Use 0.0 to start with the first 
     available frame
@@ -15,9 +18,6 @@ end_time : double, default=0.0
     The end time of the compuation. Use 0.0 to end with the last available
     frame
 
-type : {'ac', 'nhr', 'hnr_db'}, default="hnr_db"
-    Type of strength measure to compute
-
 See Also
 --------
 :praat:`Voice report`