diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/topology.go b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/topology.go
index a03ce403eb8..24d0da85c55 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/topology.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/topology.go
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ var writeTopologyPathOptions = struct {
 }{}
 
 func commandWriteTopologyPath(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	file := cmd.Flags().Arg(0)
-	path := cmd.Flags().Arg(1)
+	path := cmd.Flags().Arg(0)
+	file := cmd.Flags().Arg(1)
 	ts, err := topo.OpenServer(topoOptions.implementation, strings.Join(topoOptions.globalServerAddresses, ","), topoOptions.globalRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to the topology server: %v", err)
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/tabletmanager/custom_rule_topo_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/tabletmanager/custom_rule_topo_test.go
index c393e7c4646..74ad4b65c28 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/tabletmanager/custom_rule_topo_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/tabletmanager/custom_rule_topo_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestTopoCustomRule(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Copy config file into topo.
-	err = clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.ExecuteCommand("--server", "internal", "WriteTopologyPath", topoCustomRuleFile, topoCustomRulePath)
+	err = clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.ExecuteCommand("--server", "internal", "WriteTopologyPath", topoCustomRulePath, topoCustomRuleFile)
 	require.Nil(t, err, "error should be Nil")
 
 	// Set extra tablet args for topo custom rule
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestTopoCustomRule(t *testing.T) {
 	err = os.WriteFile(topoCustomRuleFile, data, 0777)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.ExecuteCommand("--server", "internal", "WriteTopologyPath", topoCustomRuleFile, topoCustomRulePath)
+	err = clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.ExecuteCommand("--server", "internal", "WriteTopologyPath", topoCustomRulePath, topoCustomRuleFile)
 	require.Nil(t, err, "error should be Nil")
 
 	// And wait until the query fails with the right error.