diff --git a/tools/compiler/src/processor.rs b/tools/compiler/src/processor.rs
index 2f47c06..8bd585a 100644
--- a/tools/compiler/src/processor.rs
+++ b/tools/compiler/src/processor.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ pub fn generate_registry() -> AppResult<()> {
 pub fn transport_metadata_along_channel(
     ibc_data: &IbcInput,
     source_asset: Metadata,
-    priority_scores_by_base: &HashMap<String, u64>,
 ) -> AppResult<Metadata> {
     // The `Metadata` structure doesn't allow modifying the internals, so drop to raw proto data
     let mut pb_metadata: pb::Metadata = source_asset.into();
@@ -126,11 +124,6 @@ pub fn transport_metadata_along_channel(
     // Without this, decoding will fail because the asset ID won't match.
     pb_metadata.penumbra_asset_id = None;
 
-    // Add priority score if available
-    if let Some(score) = priority_scores_by_base.get(&pb_metadata.base) {
-        pb_metadata.priority_score = *score;
-    }
-
     tracing::trace!(?pb_metadata, "new");
     Ok(Metadata::try_from(pb_metadata)?)
 }
@@ -152,14 +145,6 @@ fn process_chain_config(chain_config: ChainConfig) -> AppResult<Registry> {
     all_metadata.extend(generate_metadata_from_validators(&chain_config.validators)?);
     all_metadata.extend(chain_config.native_assets.clone());
 
-    for metadata in &mut all_metadata {
-        if let Some(score) = chain_config.priority_scores_by_base.get(&metadata.base_denom().denom) {
-            let mut pb_metadata: pb::Metadata = metadata.clone().into();
-            pb_metadata.priority_score = *score;
-            *metadata = Metadata::try_from(pb_metadata)?;
-        }
-    }
-
     // For each ibc connection, grab all metadata of native assets from the cosmos registry
     for ibc_input in &chain_config.ibc_connections {
         let assetlist_path = Path::new(LOCAL_COSMOS_REGISTRY_DIR)
@@ -182,12 +167,20 @@ fn process_chain_config(chain_config: ChainConfig) -> AppResult<Registry> {
             let transferred_asset = transport_metadata_along_channel(
                 ibc_input,
                 source_asset_metadata,
-                &chain_config.priority_scores_by_base,
             )?;
             all_metadata.push(transferred_asset);
         }
     }
 
+    // add priority score if available
+    for metadata in &mut all_metadata {
+        if let Some(score) = chain_config.priority_scores_by_base.get(&metadata.base_denom().denom) {
+            let mut pb_metadata: pb::Metadata = metadata.clone().into();
+            pb_metadata.priority_score = *score;
+            *metadata = Metadata::try_from(pb_metadata)?;
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(Registry {
         chain_id: chain_config.chain_id,
         ibc_connections: chain_config