diff --git a/augur/export_v2.py b/augur/export_v2.py
index d380823b9..1fb2f43c6 100644
--- a/augur/export_v2.py
+++ b/augur/export_v2.py
@@ -798,8 +798,9 @@ def node_data_prop_is_normal_trait(name):
         "authors",          # authors are set as a node property, not a trait property
         "author",           # see above
         "vaccine",          # vaccine info is stored as a "special" node prop
+        'clade_membership', # explicitly set as a coloring if present
         'branch_length',
-        'num_date',
+        'num_date',         # explicitly set as a coloring if present
         'raw_date',
         'numdate',
         'clock_length',
diff --git a/tests/functional/export_v2/dataset-with-branch-labels.json b/tests/functional/export_v2/dataset-with-branch-labels.json
index d09dfb61a..4bcedc468 100644
--- a/tests/functional/export_v2/dataset-with-branch-labels.json
+++ b/tests/functional/export_v2/dataset-with-branch-labels.json
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
     },
     "colorings": [
       {
-        "key": "gt",
-        "title": "Genotype",
+        "key": "clade_membership",
+        "title": "Clade",
         "type": "categorical"
       },
       {
-        "key": "clade_membership",
-        "title": "Clade",
+        "key": "gt",
+        "title": "Genotype",
         "type": "categorical"
       }
     ],