diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipant.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipant.java
index dd5f06b06..24959e81c 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipant.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipant.java
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ public abstract class CommandParticipant extends SingleLineCommand2<SequenceDiag
 		}
 
 		Display strings = Display.NULL;
-		if (arg.get("FULL", 0) != null) {
+		if (arg.get("FULL", 0) != null)
 			strings = Display.getWithNewlines(arg.get("FULL", 0));
-		}
 
 		final String typeString1 = arg.get("TYPE", 0);
 		final String typeCreate1 = arg.get("CREATE", 0);
@@ -136,9 +135,8 @@ public abstract class CommandParticipant extends SingleLineCommand2<SequenceDiag
 
 		if (create) {
 			final String error = diagram.activate(participant, LifeEventType.CREATE, null);
-			if (error != null) {
+			if (error != null)
 				return CommandExecutionResult.error(error);
-			}
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipantMultilines.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipantMultilines.java
index 9cd318a45..1330212a4 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipantMultilines.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/sequencediagram/command/CommandParticipantMultilines.java
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public class CommandParticipantMultilines extends CommandMultilines2<SequenceDia
 				RegexLeaf.spaceZeroOrMore(), //
 				new RegexLeaf("STEREO", "(\\<\\<.+\\>\\>)?"), //
 				RegexLeaf.spaceZeroOrMore(), //
+				CommandParticipant.getOrderRegex(), //
+				RegexLeaf.spaceZeroOrMore(), //
 				new RegexLeaf("URL", "(" + UrlBuilder.getRegexp() + ")?"), //
 				RegexLeaf.spaceZeroOrMore(), //
 				ColorParser.exp1(), //
@@ -101,7 +103,8 @@ public class CommandParticipantMultilines extends CommandMultilines2<SequenceDia
 
 		final ParticipantType type = ParticipantType.PARTICIPANT;
 		final boolean create = false;
-		final int order = 0;
+		final String orderString = arg.get("ORDER", 0);
+		final int order = orderString == null ? 0 : Integer.parseInt(orderString);
 
 		final Participant participant = diagram.createNewParticipant(type, code, strings, order);
 
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
index b79bbc77b..6abbcaaf0 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class Version {
 	}
 
 	public static int beta() {
-		final int beta = 4;
+		final int beta = 5;
 		return beta;
 	}