diff --git a/rio_tiler/io/base.py b/rio_tiler/io/base.py
index 76205be3..ecfb14c8 100644
--- a/rio_tiler/io/base.py
+++ b/rio_tiler/io/base.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def spatial_info(self) -> SpatialInfo:
             maxzoom=self.maxzoom,
         )
 
-    def tile_exists(self, tile_z: int, tile_x: int, tile_y: int) -> bool:
+    def tile_exists(self, tile_x: int, tile_y: int, tile_z: int) -> bool:
         """Check if a tile intersects the dataset bounds.
 
         Args:
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def tile(
             rio_tiler.models.ImageData: ImageData instance with data, mask and tile spatial info.
 
         """
-        if not self.tile_exists(tile_z, tile_x, tile_y):
+        if not self.tile_exists(tile_x, tile_y, tile_z):
             raise TileOutsideBounds(
                 f"Tile {tile_z}/{tile_x}/{tile_y} is outside image bounds"
             )
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ def tile(
             rio_tiler.models.ImageData: ImageData instance with data, mask and tile spatial info.
 
         """
-        if not self.tile_exists(tile_z, tile_x, tile_y):
+        if not self.tile_exists(tile_x, tile_y, tile_z):
             raise TileOutsideBounds(
                 f"Tile {tile_z}/{tile_x}/{tile_y} is outside image bounds"
             )
diff --git a/rio_tiler/io/cogeo.py b/rio_tiler/io/cogeo.py
index a7e62d11..0a8ddf2b 100644
--- a/rio_tiler/io/cogeo.py
+++ b/rio_tiler/io/cogeo.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def tile(
             rio_tiler.models.ImageData: ImageData instance with data, mask and tile spatial info.
 
         """
-        if not self.tile_exists(tile_z, tile_x, tile_y):
+        if not self.tile_exists(tile_x, tile_y, tile_z):
             raise TileOutsideBounds(
                 f"Tile {tile_z}/{tile_x}/{tile_y} is outside {self.filepath} bounds"
             )