diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70e97138..6753b02a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
 
 - `FusedRotationRate` now only uses rotation rate from QUEST and STR in higher modes
 - QUEST and STR rates are now allowed per default
+- Changed PTG Strat priorities to favor STR before MEKF.
 
 # [v7.6.1] 2024-02-05
 
diff --git a/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp b/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp
index eb1e35c8..95b16a3c 100644
--- a/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp
+++ b/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ acs::ControlModeStrategy PtgCtrl::pointingCtrlStrategy(
     const bool fusedRateValid, const uint8_t rotRateSource, const uint8_t mekfEnabled) {
   if (not magFieldValid) {
     return acs::ControlModeStrategy::CTRL_NO_MAG_FIELD_FOR_CONTROL;
-  } else if (mekfEnabled and mekfValid) {
-    return acs::ControlModeStrategy::PTGCTRL_MEKF;
   } else if (strValid and fusedRateValid and rotRateSource > acs::rotrate::Source::SUSMGM) {
     return acs::ControlModeStrategy::PTGCTRL_STR;
+  } else if (mekfEnabled and mekfValid) {
+    return acs::ControlModeStrategy::PTGCTRL_MEKF;
   } else if (questValid and fusedRateValid and rotRateSource > acs::rotrate::Source::SUSMGM) {
     return acs::ControlModeStrategy::PTGCTRL_QUEST;
   }