diff --git a/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/cluster.rs b/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/cluster.rs
index 465f2bd0..560bf5f4 100644
--- a/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/cluster.rs
+++ b/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/cluster.rs
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ impl Cluster {
                 let controller_and_external_state = s.controller_and_externals[controller_id];
                 let controller_and_external_state_prime = ControllerAndExternalState {
                     controller: ControllerState {
-                        ongoing_reconciles: Map::<ObjectRef, OngoingReconcile>::empty(),
                         scheduled_reconciles: Map::<ObjectRef, DynamicObjectView>::empty(),
+                        ongoing_reconciles: Map::<ObjectRef, OngoingReconcile>::empty(),
                     },
                     ..controller_and_external_state
                 };
diff --git a/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/controller/state_machine.rs b/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/controller/state_machine.rs
index 3be99c86..e40b5085 100644
--- a/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/controller/state_machine.rs
+++ b/src/v2/kubernetes_cluster/spec/controller/state_machine.rs
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ pub open spec fn controller(model: ReconcileModel, controller_id: int) -> Contro
     StateMachine {
         init: |s: ControllerState| {
             s == ControllerState {
-                ongoing_reconciles: Map::<ObjectRef, OngoingReconcile>::empty(),
                 scheduled_reconciles: Map::<ObjectRef, DynamicObjectView>::empty(),
+                ongoing_reconciles: Map::<ObjectRef, OngoingReconcile>::empty(),
             }
         },
         actions: set![