diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1655c5e0..40c29579 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [9.4.2] - 2025-07-17
+### Changed
+- [GH#286](https://github.com/jolicode/automapper/pull/286) Optimize condition order to avoid unnecessary method calls by prioritizing custom conditions
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Fixed
 - [GH#272](https://github.com/jolicode/automapper/pull/272) Fixed circular references with promoted properties 
diff --git a/src/Generator/PropertyConditionsGenerator.php b/src/Generator/PropertyConditionsGenerator.php
index db98c09e..529c7ce2 100644
--- a/src/Generator/PropertyConditionsGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Generator/PropertyConditionsGenerator.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public function generate(GeneratorMetadata $metadata, PropertyMetadata $property
     {
         $conditions = [];
 
+        $conditions[] = $this->customCondition($metadata, $propertyMetadata);
         $conditions[] = $this->propertyExistsForStdClass($metadata, $propertyMetadata);
         $conditions[] = $this->propertyExistsForArray($metadata, $propertyMetadata);
 
@@ -60,8 +61,6 @@ public function generate(GeneratorMetadata $metadata, PropertyMetadata $property
             $conditions[] = $this->maxDepthCheck($metadata, $propertyMetadata);
         }
 
-        $conditions[] = $this->customCondition($metadata, $propertyMetadata);
-
         $conditions = array_values(array_filter($conditions));
 
         if (!$conditions) {