diff --git a/libraries-apache-commons/src/main/java/com/baeldung/commons/beanutils/CourseService.java b/libraries-apache-commons/src/main/java/com/baeldung/commons/beanutils/CourseService.java
index 538fa3accb..2c7644fd64 100644
--- a/libraries-apache-commons/src/main/java/com/baeldung/commons/beanutils/CourseService.java
+++ b/libraries-apache-commons/src/main/java/com/baeldung/commons/beanutils/CourseService.java
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ public class CourseService {
     }
 
     public static void copyProperties(Course course, CourseEntity courseEntity) throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
-        BeanUtils.copyProperties(course, courseEntity);
+        BeanUtils.copyProperties(courseEntity, course);
     }
 }