diff --git a/lib/xmldoc.js b/lib/xmldoc.js
index c1c14d0..7f8b22a 100644
--- a/lib/xmldoc.js
+++ b/lib/xmldoc.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function extend(destination, source) {
 
 // escapes XML entities like "<", "&", etc.
 function escapeXML(value){
-  return value.replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;").replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/'/g, '&apos;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+  return value.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;").replace(/'/g, '&apos;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
 }
 
 // Are we being used in a Node-like environment?