jaxws handlers sequence

[Sunil Bapat]

I have a CXF web service (CXF 2.6.1 or 2.3.1) defined in spring as shown
below.
When this web service is called, I notice that handler 2 is called before
handler 1 during the incoming call.
Is this the expected behavior? I was expecting handler 1 to be called
before handler 2. Just wanted a clarification before I reverse the order.

<jaxws:endpoint id="testEndpoint"
                   address="/TestService"
                   implementor="#testBean">
   <jaxws:handlers>
      <ref bean="handler1" />
      <ref bean="handler2" />
   </jaxws:handlers>
</jaxws:endpoint>

Thanks
Sunil.