diff --git a/services/track-changes/app/coffee/DiffManager.coffee b/services/track-changes/app/coffee/DiffManager.coffee
index 71692b9d83..94e2f0adf6 100644
--- a/services/track-changes/app/coffee/DiffManager.coffee
+++ b/services/track-changes/app/coffee/DiffManager.coffee
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ logger = require "logger-sharelatex"
 
 module.exports = DiffManager =
 	getLatestDocAndUpdates: (project_id, doc_id, fromVersion, toVersion, callback = (error, content, version, updates) ->) ->
-		# retrieve the document before retreiving the updates,
-		# because updates are written to mongo after the document
-		DocumentUpdaterManager.getDocument project_id, doc_id, (error, content, version) ->
+		# Whichever order these are in, there is potential for updates to come in between
+		# them so that they do not return the same 'latest' versions.
+		# TODO: If these don't return consistent content, try again.
+		UpdatesManager.getDocUpdatesWithUserInfo project_id, doc_id, from: fromVersion, to: toVersion, (error, updates) ->
 			return callback(error) if error?
-			UpdatesManager.getDocUpdatesWithUserInfo project_id, doc_id, from: fromVersion, to: toVersion, (error, updates) ->
+			DocumentUpdaterManager.getDocument project_id, doc_id, (error, content, version) ->
 				return callback(error) if error?
 				callback(null, content, version, updates)