diff --git a/ierrors/ierrors_no_stacktrace.go b/ierrors/ierrors_no_stacktrace.go
index c86b2cbbe..ced00b9ea 100644
--- a/ierrors/ierrors_no_stacktrace.go
+++ b/ierrors/ierrors_no_stacktrace.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func Errorf(format string, args ...any) error {
 // Wrap adds a stacktrace to the error if there was no stacktrace
 // in the error tree yet and if the build flag "stacktrace" is set.
 func Wrap(err error, message string) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, message)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", message, err)
 }
 
 // Wrapf annotates an error with a message format specifier and arguments.
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ func Wrapf(err error, format string, args ...interface{}) error {
 	// check if the passed args also contain an error
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		if _, ok := arg.(error); ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", err, fmt.Errorf(format, args...))
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", fmt.Errorf(format, args...), err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", fmt.Sprintf(format, args...), err)
 }
 
 // WithStack adds a stacktrace to the error if there was no stacktrace
diff --git a/ierrors/ierrors_stacktrace.go b/ierrors/ierrors_stacktrace.go
index a3b4d725d..e602ebb8b 100644
--- a/ierrors/ierrors_stacktrace.go
+++ b/ierrors/ierrors_stacktrace.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func Errorf(format string, args ...any) error {
 // Wrap adds a stacktrace to the error if there was no stacktrace
 // in the error tree yet and if the build flag "stacktrace" is set.
 func Wrap(err error, message string) error {
-	return ensureStacktraceUniqueness(fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, message))
+	return ensureStacktraceUniqueness(fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", message, err))
 }
 
 // Wrapf annotates an error with a message format specifier and arguments.
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ func Wrapf(err error, format string, args ...interface{}) error {
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		if _, ok := arg.(error); ok {
 			// wrap the other errors as well
-			return ensureStacktraceUniqueness(fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", err, fmt.Errorf(format, args...)))
+			return ensureStacktraceUniqueness(fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", fmt.Errorf(format, args...), err))
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ensureStacktraceUniqueness(fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)))
+	return ensureStacktraceUniqueness(fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", fmt.Sprintf(format, args...), err))
 }
 
 // WithStack adds a stacktrace to the error if there was no stacktrace