diff --git a/octodns/manager.py b/octodns/manager.py
index a75b9b1..c396440 100644
--- a/octodns/manager.py
+++ b/octodns/manager.py
@@ -127,13 +127,15 @@ class Manager(object):
 
         if self.auto_arpa:
             self.log.info(
-                '__init__: adding auto-arpa to processors and providers, appending it to global_processors list'
+                '__init__: adding auto-arpa to processors and providers, prepending it to global_post_processors list'
             )
             kwargs = self.auto_arpa if isinstance(auto_arpa, dict) else {}
             auto_arpa = AutoArpa('auto-arpa', **kwargs)
             self.providers[auto_arpa.name] = auto_arpa
             self.processors[auto_arpa.name] = auto_arpa
-            self.global_processors.append(auto_arpa.name)
+            self.global_post_processors = [
+                auto_arpa.name
+            ] + self.global_post_processors
 
         plan_outputs_config = manager_config.get(
             'plan_outputs',