diff --git a/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_git_then_plumelib.sh b/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_git_then_plumelib.sh
index 08d219d1c1..bca7837ed6 100755
--- a/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_git_then_plumelib.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_git_then_plumelib.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fi
 
 git config --local merge.tool merge-plumelib
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
-git config --local mergetool.merge-plumelib.cmd 'java-merge-tool.sh '"$plumelib_strategy"' ${BASE} ${LOCAL} ${REMOTE} ${MERGED}'
+git config --local mergetool.merge-plumelib.cmd 'java-merge-tool.sh '"$plumelib_strategy"' ${LOCAL} ${BASE} ${REMOTE} ${MERGED}'
 git config --local mergetool.merge-plumelib.trustExitCode true
 
 case "$plumelib_strategy" in
diff --git a/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_script_then_plumelib.sh b/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_script_then_plumelib.sh
index d42af44d31..d82507a3ef 100755
--- a/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_script_then_plumelib.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/merge_tools/merge_script_then_plumelib.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fi
 
 git config --local merge.tool merge-plumelib
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
-git config --local mergetool.merge-plumelib.cmd 'java-merge-tool.sh '"$plumelib_strategy"' ${BASE} ${LOCAL} ${REMOTE} ${MERGED}'
+git config --local mergetool.merge-plumelib.cmd 'java-merge-tool.sh '"$plumelib_strategy"' ${LOCAL} ${BASE} ${REMOTE} ${MERGED}'
 git config --local mergetool.merge-plumelib.trustExitCode true
 
 case "$plumelib_strategy" in