diff --git a/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js b/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js
index 2493b7e..e955d00 100644
--- a/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js
+++ b/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ function normalizeState(value) {
 
 function readState(node) {
   return normalizeState(
-    node._dh3bpState
+    node.properties?.[STATE_PROPERTY]
       || findWidget(node, HIDDEN_INPUT_NAME)?.value
-      || node.properties?.[STATE_PROPERTY]
+      || node._dh3bpState
       || ""
   );
 }
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ function writeState(node, state) {
 }
 
 function syncStateFromNode(node) {
-  const widgetValue = findWidget(node, HIDDEN_INPUT_NAME)?.value;
   const propertyValue = node.properties?.[STATE_PROPERTY];
-  const source = node._dh3bpState || widgetValue || propertyValue || "";
+  const widgetValue = findWidget(node, HIDDEN_INPUT_NAME)?.value;
+  const source = propertyValue || widgetValue || node._dh3bpState || "";
   writeState(node, source);
 }