diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-03-run-tracer-after-compilation.md b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-03-run-tracer-after-compilation.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7dd475cb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-03-run-tracer-after-compilation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: fix
+---
+* Fixed an issue where compiler-generated files were not being extracted. The extractor now runs after compilation completes to ensure all generated files are properly analyzed.
diff --git a/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua b/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
index 13ede12a237..94cc4fabc16 100644
--- a/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
+++ b/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function RegisterExtractorPack(id)
         MsBuildMatcher,
         CreatePatternMatcher({ '^csc.*%.exe$' }, MatchCompilerName, extractor, {
             prepend = { '--compiler', '"${compiler}"' },
-            order = ORDER_BEFORE
+            order = ORDER_AFTER
         }),
         CreatePatternMatcher({ '^fakes.*%.exe$', 'moles.*%.exe' },
             MatchCompilerName, nil, { trace = false }),
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function RegisterExtractorPack(id)
         CreatePatternMatcher({ '^mcs%.exe$', '^csc%.exe$', '^csc$' }, MatchCompilerName,
             extractor, {
             prepend = { '--compiler', '${compiler}' },
-            order = ORDER_BEFORE
+            order = ORDER_AFTER
         }),
         MsBuildMatcher,
         function(compilerName, compilerPath, compilerArguments, _languageId)