diff --git a/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs
index 7c847cb499..996683e91b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs
@@ -66,11 +66,16 @@ pub fn load_standard_library(
         let name = "std".to_string();
         let content = include_str!("../lib/mod.nu");
 
+        // these modules are loaded in the order they appear in this list
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
         let submodules = vec![
+            // helper modules that could be used in other parts of the library
+            ("log", include_str!("../lib/log.nu")),
             ("assert", include_str!("../lib/assert.nu")),
+
+            // the rest of the library
             ("dirs", include_str!("../lib/dirs.nu")),
             ("help", include_str!("../lib/help.nu")),
-            ("log", include_str!("../lib/log.nu")),
             ("xml", include_str!("../lib/xml.nu")),
         ];