diff --git a/scripts/github-changelog.cr b/scripts/github-changelog.cr
index 4d48e580a2c8..84fcf2085bcc 100755
--- a/scripts/github-changelog.cr
+++ b/scripts/github-changelog.cr
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ record PullRequest,
   end
 
   def clean_title
-    title.sub(/^\[?(?:#{type}|#{sub_topic})(?::|\]:?) /i, "").sub(/\s*\[Backport [^\]]+\]\s*/, "")
+    title.sub(/\s*\[Backport [^\]]+\]\s*/, "").sub(/^\[?(?:#{type}|#{sub_topic})(?::|\]:?) /i, "")
   end
 
   def backported?