diff --git a/R/check_dag.R b/R/check_dag.R
index 45227f9d1..c45f686ba 100644
--- a/R/check_dag.R
+++ b/R/check_dag.R
@@ -179,19 +179,21 @@ plot.check_dag <- function(x, size_point = 15, colors = NULL, which = "all", ...
   p1$data$type <- as.character(p1$data$adjusted)
   p1$data$type[p1$data$name == attributes(x)$outcome] <- "outcome"
   p1$data$type[p1$data$name %in% attributes(x)$exposure] <- "exposure"
+  p1$data$type <- factor(p1$data$type, levels = c("outcome", "exposure", "adjusted", "unadjusted"))
 
   p2$data$type <- as.character(p2$data$adjusted)
   p2$data$type[p2$data$name == attributes(x)$outcome] <- "outcome"
   p2$data$type[p2$data$name %in% attributes(x)$exposure] <- "exposure"
+  p2$data$type <- factor(p2$data$type, levels = c("outcome", "exposure", "adjusted", "unadjusted"))
 
   if (is.null(colors)) {
-    point_colors <- see::see_colors(c("red", "cyan", "yellow", "blue grey"))
+    point_colors <- see::see_colors(c("yellow", "cyan", "blue grey", "red"))
   } else if (length(colors) != 4) {
     insight::format_error("`colors` must be a character vector with four color-values.")
   } else {
     point_colors <- colors
   }
-  names(point_colors) <- c("unadjusted", "exposure", "outcome", "adjusted")
+  names(point_colors) <- c("outcome", "exposure", "adjusted", "unadjusted")
 
   plot1 <- ggplot2::ggplot(p1$data, ggplot2::aes(x = .data$x, y = .data$y)) +
     see::geom_point_borderless(ggplot2::aes(fill = .data$type), size = size_point) +