diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
index 72e4926d0..c3df61307 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ block = (mempty <$ comment)
     <|> environment
     <|> mempty <$ macro -- TODO improve macros, make them work everywhere
     <|> blockCommand
-    <|> grouped block
     <|> paragraph
+    <|> grouped block
     <|> (mempty <$ char '&')  -- loose & in table environment