diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
index 202a2c164c2..d0a1e9d56ef 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
@@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ export function applyFieldOverrides(options: ApplyFieldOverrideOptions): DataFra
         range = { min, max, delta: max! - min! };
       }
 
+      field.state!.seriesIndex = seriesIndex;
+      field.state!.range = range;
+      field.type = type;
+
       // Some color modes needs series index to assign field color so we count
       // up series index here but ignore time fields
       if (field.type !== FieldType.time) {
         seriesIndex++;
       }
 
-      field.state!.seriesIndex = seriesIndex;
-      field.state!.range = range;
-      field.type = type;
-
       // and set the display processor using it
       field.display = getDisplayProcessor({
         field: field,