diff --git a/code/PostStepRegistry.cpp b/code/PostStepRegistry.cpp
index 2a5e211c1..6c25b9361 100644
--- a/code/PostStepRegistry.cpp
+++ b/code/PostStepRegistry.cpp
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@ void GetPostProcessingStepInstanceList(std::vector< BaseProcess* >& out)
 #if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_OPTIMIZEGRAPH_PROCESS)
     out.push_back( new OptimizeGraphProcess());
 #endif
-#if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_FINDDEGENERATES_PROCESS)
-    out.push_back( new FindDegeneratesProcess());
-#endif
 #ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_GENUVCOORDS_PROCESS
     out.push_back( new ComputeUVMappingProcess());
 #endif
@@ -179,6 +176,12 @@ void GetPostProcessingStepInstanceList(std::vector< BaseProcess* >& out)
 #if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_TRIANGULATE_PROCESS)
     out.push_back( new TriangulateProcess());
 #endif
+#if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_FINDDEGENERATES_PROCESS)
+    //find degenerates should run after triangulation (to sort out small
+    //generated triangles) but before sort by p types (in case there are lines
+    //and points generated and inserted into a mesh)
+    out.push_back( new FindDegeneratesProcess());
+#endif
 #if (!defined ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_SORTBYPTYPE_PROCESS)
     out.push_back( new SortByPTypeProcess());
 #endif