diff --git a/wrap/Class.cpp b/wrap/Class.cpp
index 10625731e..db179c847 100644
--- a/wrap/Class.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Class.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ void Class::matlab_proxy(const string& classFile) {
   if(verbose_) cerr << "generating " << classFile << endl;
 
   // emit class proxy code
-  emit_header_comment(ofs,"%");
   ofs << "classdef " << name << endl;
+  emit_header_comment(ofs,"%");
   ofs << "  properties" << endl;
   ofs << "    self = 0" << endl;
   ofs << "  end" << endl;
diff --git a/wrap/Constructor.cpp b/wrap/Constructor.cpp
index 9caf4793f..3493e62da 100644
--- a/wrap/Constructor.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Constructor.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ void Constructor::matlab_mfile(const string& toolboxPath, const string& classNam
   if(verbose_) cerr << "generating " << wrapperFile << endl;
 
   // generate code
-  emit_header_comment(ofs, "%");
   ofs << "function result = " << name << "(obj";
   if (args.size()) ofs << "," << args.names();
   ofs << ")" << endl;
+  emit_header_comment(ofs, "%");
   ofs << "  error('need to compile " << name << ".cpp');" << endl;
   ofs << "end" << endl;
 
diff --git a/wrap/Method.cpp b/wrap/Method.cpp
index fb58680c8..ba88a8243 100644
--- a/wrap/Method.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Method.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ void Method::matlab_mfile(const string& classPath) {
   if(verbose_) cerr << "generating " << wrapperFile << endl;
 
   // generate code
-  emit_header_comment(ofs, "%");
-  ofs << "% usage: obj." << name_ << "(" << args_.names() << ")" << endl;
   string returnType = returns_pair_? "[first,second]" : "result";
   ofs << "function " << returnType << " = " << name_ << "(obj";
   if (args_.size()) ofs << "," << args_.names();
   ofs << ")" << endl;
+  ofs << "% usage: obj." << name_ << "(" << args_.names() << ")" << endl;
+  emit_header_comment(ofs, "%");
   ofs << "  error('need to compile " << name_ << ".cpp');" << endl;
   ofs << "end" << endl;