diff --git a/youtubedl.go b/youtubedl.go
index 42502fc5dbab0392abf219d0553e4b00c00bd52f..f4a9851dffb46a9e292a86c7fc8eb96f5e38225f 100644
--- a/youtubedl.go
+++ b/youtubedl.go
@@ -397,14 +397,14 @@ func loadYouTubeAnnotationsVideo(videoID string, language string, collection *mo
 	var subs annotation.Caption
 	err := errors.New("")
 
-	// priorize manual subtitle before downloading automatic youtube caption (autogenerated)
-	subs, err = GetSubtitle(false, videoID, language)
+	// priorize auto caption before trying to download manual youtube subtitle
+	subs, err = GetSubtitle(true, videoID, language)
 	if err != nil {
 		_, ok := err.(ErrYoutubeDLLangNotSupported)
 		if ok {
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"videoID": videoID, "language": language}).Trace("No manual subtitle found")
-			// download automatic caption
-			subs, err = GetSubtitle(true, videoID, language)
+			// download manual subtitle if present
+			subs, err = GetSubtitle(false, videoID, language)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}