diff --git a/common/lib/connection_plugin_chain_builder.ts b/common/lib/connection_plugin_chain_builder.ts
index 8e315fde..af1417ae 100644
--- a/common/lib/connection_plugin_chain_builder.ts
+++ b/common/lib/connection_plugin_chain_builder.ts
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ export class ConnectionPluginChainBuilder {
         const factoryInfo = ConnectionPluginChainBuilder.PLUGIN_FACTORIES.get(p);
         if (factoryInfo) {
           if (factoryInfo.weight === ConnectionPluginChainBuilder.WEIGHT_RELATIVE_TO_PRIOR_PLUGIN) {
-            factoryInfo.weight = ++lastWeight;
+            lastWeight++;
           } else {
             lastWeight = factoryInfo.weight;
           }
-          pluginFactoryInfoList.push(factoryInfo);
+          pluginFactoryInfoList.push({ factory: factoryInfo.factory, weight: lastWeight });
         }
       });
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/connection_plugin_chain_builder.test.ts b/tests/unit/connection_plugin_chain_builder.test.ts
index 57615b32..373b9759 100644
--- a/tests/unit/connection_plugin_chain_builder.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/connection_plugin_chain_builder.test.ts
@@ -76,9 +76,24 @@ describe("testConnectionPluginChainBuilder", () => {
 
   it("sort plugins with stick to prior", async () => {
     const props = new Map();
+
+    props.set(WrapperProperties.PLUGINS.name, "executeTime,connectTime,iam");
+
+    let result = await ConnectionPluginChainBuilder.getPlugins(
+      mockPluginServiceInstance,
+      props,
+      new ConnectionProviderManager(mockDefaultConnProvider, mockEffectiveConnProvider)
+    );
+
+    expect(result.length).toBe(4);
+    expect(result[0]).toBeInstanceOf(ExecuteTimePlugin);
+    expect(result[1]).toBeInstanceOf(ConnectTimePlugin);
+    expect(result[2]).toBeInstanceOf(IamAuthenticationPlugin);
+
+    // Test again to make sure the previous sort does not impact future plugin chains
     props.set(WrapperProperties.PLUGINS.name, "iam,executeTime,connectTime,failover");
 
-    const result = await ConnectionPluginChainBuilder.getPlugins(
+    result = await ConnectionPluginChainBuilder.getPlugins(
       mockPluginServiceInstance,
       props,
       new ConnectionProviderManager(mockDefaultConnProvider, mockEffectiveConnProvider)