diff --git a/agent/local/state.go b/agent/local/state.go
index b279f3b1d1..b54037d50a 100644
--- a/agent/local/state.go
+++ b/agent/local/state.go
@@ -1175,6 +1175,9 @@ func (l *State) SyncChanges() error {
 	defer l.Unlock()
 
 	// Sync the node level info if we need to.
+	// At the start to guarantee sync even if services or checks fail,
+	// which is more likely because there are more syncs happening for them.
+
 	if l.nodeInfoInSync {
 		l.logger.Debug("Node info in sync")
 	} else {
@@ -1183,10 +1186,6 @@ func (l *State) SyncChanges() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// We will do node-level info syncing at the end, since it will get
-	// updated by a service or check sync anyway, given how the register
-	// API works.
-
 	// Sync the services
 	// (logging happens in the helper methods)
 	for id, s := range l.services {