diff --git a/http-filter-example/http_filter_integration_test.cc b/http-filter-example/http_filter_integration_test.cc
index 3374ccbf9..e4d8743c4 100644
--- a/http-filter-example/http_filter_integration_test.cc
+++ b/http-filter-example/http_filter_integration_test.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class HttpFilterSampleIntegrationTest : public HttpIntegrationTest,
   void SetUp() override { initialize(); }
 
   void initialize() override {
-    config_helper_.addFilter(
+    config_helper_.prependFilter(
         "{ name: sample, typed_config: { \"@type\": type.googleapis.com/sample.Decoder, key: via, "
         "val: sample-filter } }");
     HttpIntegrationTest::initialize();