diff --git a/src/protocol/OBSRemoteProtocol.cpp b/src/protocol/OBSRemoteProtocol.cpp
index 318716ca..e5b1da1a 100644
--- a/src/protocol/OBSRemoteProtocol.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol/OBSRemoteProtocol.cpp
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ std::string OBSRemoteProtocol::encodeEvent(const RpcEvent& event)
 {
 	OBSDataAutoRelease eventData = obs_data_create();
 
-	OBSData additionalFields = event.additionalFields();
-	if (additionalFields) {
-		obs_data_apply(eventData, additionalFields);
-	}
-
 	QString updateType = event.updateType();
 	obs_data_set_string(eventData, "update-type", updateType.toUtf8().constData());
 
@@ -82,6 +77,11 @@ std::string OBSRemoteProtocol::encodeEvent(const RpcEvent& event)
 		obs_data_set_string(eventData, "rec-timecode", recordingTimecode.toUtf8().constData());
 	}
 
+	OBSData additionalFields = event.additionalFields();
+	if (additionalFields) {
+		obs_data_apply(eventData, additionalFields);
+	}
+
 	return std::string(obs_data_get_json(eventData));
 }