diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/validate/examples/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/validate/examples/index.js
index a1b5641ce7fb..419c0eee63a9 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/validate/examples/index.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/validate/examples/index.js
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var isValid = require( './../lib' );
-
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' );
+var isValid = require( './../lib' );
 
 var bool = isValid( pkg );
 console.log( bool );