diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index c6ce7e8..37de2cc 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -498,16 +498,6 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list()
       continue
     fi
 
-    # Analyse the current word.
-    if _zsh_highlight_main__is_redirection $arg ; then
-      if (( in_redirection )); then
-        _zsh_highlight_main_add_region_highlight $start_pos $end_pos unknown-token
-        already_added=1
-      else
-        in_redirection=2
-      fi
-    fi
-
     # Expand aliases.
     # TODO: this should be done iteratively, e.g., 'alias x=y y=z z=w\n x'
     #       And then the entire 'alias' branch of the 'case' statement should
@@ -529,6 +519,16 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list()
       }
     fi
 
+    # Analyse the current word.
+    if _zsh_highlight_main__is_redirection $arg ; then
+      if (( in_redirection )); then
+        _zsh_highlight_main_add_region_highlight $start_pos $end_pos unknown-token
+        already_added=1
+      else
+        in_redirection=2
+      fi
+    fi
+
     # Expand parameters.
     #
     # ### For now, expand just '$foo' or '${foo}', possibly with braces, but with