diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/generators/cal.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/generators/cal.rs
index 3ba7283bd2..50ddaea200 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/generators/cal.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/generators/cal.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ impl Command for Cal {
                 None,
             )
             .input_output_types(vec![
-                (Type::Nothing, Type::table()),
                 (Type::Nothing, Type::String),
+                (Type::Nothing, Type::table()),
             ])
             .allow_variants_without_examples(true) // TODO: supply exhaustive examples
             .category(Category::Generators)