diff --git a/geomagio/api/secure/app.py b/geomagio/api/secure/app.py
index 06a1b701fb8c3b28cc40ad1e8d5af8515f27c5d5..79e3f8c6a66a79fe96afdecda79f816c6cc03e11 100644
--- a/geomagio/api/secure/app.py
+++ b/geomagio/api/secure/app.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ from .SessionMiddleware import SessionMiddleware
 
 
 app = FastAPI(
-    title="Geomagnetism Metadata Web Service",
     description="Web service for interaction with operational metadata records",
     root_path="/ws/secure",
+    title="Geomagnetism Metadata Web Service",
 )
 
 # NOTE: database used for sessions is started by ..app.app,
diff --git a/geomagio/api/ws/app.py b/geomagio/api/ws/app.py
index e965f524c410cd42e3e707027e5236c9726920bc..fdf9cc57177e963d450866c244fda4bb369d903c 100644
--- a/geomagio/api/ws/app.py
+++ b/geomagio/api/ws/app.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ VERSION = os.getenv("GEOMAG_VERSION", "version")
 
 
 app = FastAPI(
-    title="Geomagnetism Data Web Service",
     description="Web service for data access and observatory/element information\n\n"
     + "Supports realtime processing via algorithms",
     docs_url="/docs",
     root_path="/ws",
+    title="Geomagnetism Data Web Service",
 )
 
 app.include_router(algorithms.router)