diff --git a/org/woehlke/covid19/europe/europe_service_update.py b/org/woehlke/covid19/europe/europe_service_update.py
index e89b26b15571d2e5cd2dbb41ece20b0934a2dd0a..e0175d6e68f70d7825185eaaeb4b1d79d0b41e91 100644
--- a/org/woehlke/covid19/europe/europe_service_update.py
+++ b/org/woehlke/covid19/europe/europe_service_update.py
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class EuropeServiceUpdate:
         app.logger.info(" update_db [begin]")
         app.logger.info("------------------------------------------------------------")
         self.__delete_data()
-        self.__delete_continent()
         self.__delete_country()
+        self.__delete_continent()
         self.__delete_date_reported()
         self.__update_date_reported()
         self.__update_continent()