diff --git a/odf2legi/odf2legi.py b/odf2legi/odf2legi.py
index e1fe5c3..28ce406 100644
--- a/odf2legi/odf2legi.py
+++ b/odf2legi/odf2legi.py
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ def parse_automatic_styles(content_tree):
                 if prop.attrib.get('{%s}font-weight' % FO_NS) == 'bold':
                     props.append('bold')
                 if prop.attrib.get('{%s}text-underline-style' % STYLE_NS) == 'solid':
-                    props.append('underline')
+                    props.insert(0, 'underline')
                 if prop.attrib.get('{%s}background-color' % FO_NS):
                     if elem.attrib.get('{%s}family' % STYLE_NS) == 'paragraph':
                         if prop.attrib.get('{%s}background-color' % FO_NS) not in (None, 'transparent', '#ffffff'):