diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/APIVersionFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/APIVersionFilter.java
index 44d3114..9434016 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/APIVersionFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/APIVersionFilter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.PathSegment;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
  *
  */
 @Component
+@Priority(Integer.MIN_VALUE)
 public class APIVersionFilter
         implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AdminFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AdminFilter.java
index 9149362..ccaf31b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AdminFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AdminFilter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package de.ids_mannheim.korap.web.filter;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
 import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+import javax.ws.rs.Priorities;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.SecurityContext;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
  * @see {@link AuthenticationFilter}
  */
 @Component
+@Priority(Priorities.AUTHENTICATION)
 public class AdminFilter extends AuthenticationFilter {
 
     private @Context ServletContext servletContext;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java
index 26ec359..0635c78 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ContainerRequest;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
+import javax.ws.rs.Priorities;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestFilter;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
  * @last update 12/2017
  */
 @Component
+@Priority(Priorities.AUTHENTICATION)
 public class AuthenticationFilter
         implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/BlockingFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/BlockingFilter.java
index 5db14e8..7c1a625 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/BlockingFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/BlockingFilter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
+import javax.ws.rs.Priorities;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestFilter;
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@
  *       anonymous access should be allowed!
  */
 @Component
+@Priority(Priorities.AUTHORIZATION)
 public class BlockingFilter implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 
     @Autowired
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoFilter.java
index b63c799..d28bd39 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoFilter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.ids_mannheim.korap.web.filter;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
+import javax.ws.rs.Priorities;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestFilter;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.SecurityContext;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@
  * @author hanl
  * @date 08/02/2016
  */
+@Priority(Priorities.AUTHENTICATION)
 public class DemoFilter implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoUserFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoUserFilter.java
index deb93cb..8a88a2d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoUserFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/DemoUserFilter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.security.Principal;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
+import javax.ws.rs.Priorities;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestFilter;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
  * Created by hanl on 7/15/14.
  */
 @Component
+@Priority(Priorities.AUTHENTICATION)
 public class DemoUserFilter implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 
     @Context
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/NonDemoBlockingFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/NonDemoBlockingFilter.java
index a396b87..feadf45 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/NonDemoBlockingFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/NonDemoBlockingFilter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
+import javax.ws.rs.Priorities;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestFilter;
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
  *       anonymous access should be allowed!
  */
 @Component
+@Priority(Priorities.AUTHORIZATION)
 public class NonDemoBlockingFilter
         implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/PiwikFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/PiwikFilter.java
index adfdb3c..93d97ff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/PiwikFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/filter/PiwikFilter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
+import javax.ws.rs.Priorities;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestFilter;
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
  * @date 13/05/2014
  */
 @Component
+@Priority(Priorities.AUTHORIZATION)
 public class PiwikFilter implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 
     private WebTarget service;