diff --git a/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py b/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py
index 4afd1fb..5d37f4d 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ def create(self, save_path: Path | None = None, overwrite: bool = False) -> Hete
         """
         graph = HeteroData()
         graph = self.update_graph(graph)
-        graph = self.post_process(graph)
         graph = self.clean(graph)
+        graph = self.post_process(graph)
 
         if save_path is None:
             LOGGER.warning("No output path specified. The graph will not be saved.")