diff --git a/src/services/publish-service.ts b/src/services/publish-service.ts
index 0184ec67..8aa07470 100644
--- a/src/services/publish-service.ts
+++ b/src/services/publish-service.ts
@@ -344,19 +344,23 @@ async function executePuts(
       }
     } else if (tier === 2) {
       const tier2Descriptors = filterApiRevisionsHandledByRootApis(descriptors);
+      const apiDescriptors = tier2Descriptors.filter((d) => d.type === ResourceType.Api);
+      const nonApiDescriptors = tier2Descriptors.filter((d) => d.type !== ResourceType.Api);
 
-      const { mcpApis, regularTier2 } = await splitMcpApis(
+      const { mcpApis, regularTier2: regularApis } = await splitMcpApis(
         store,
         config.sourceDir,
-        tier2Descriptors
+        apiDescriptors
       );
 
-      await publishAndOutput(client, store, context, config, regularTier2, results);
+      await publishAndOutput(client, store, context, config, regularApis, results);
 
       if (mcpApis.length > 0) {
-        logger.debug(`Publishing ${mcpApis.length} MCP API resource(s) after regular tier 2 resources`);
+        logger.debug(`Publishing ${mcpApis.length} MCP API resource(s) after regular APIs`);
         await publishAndOutput(client, store, context, config, mcpApis, results);
       }
+
+      await publishAndOutput(client, store, context, config, nonApiDescriptors, results);
     } else {
       // For tiers 3/4, exclude child resources whose parent is being published
       // in tier 2 (publishApi/publishProduct handle their children internally).
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/publish-service.test.ts b/tests/unit/services/publish-service.test.ts
index 013322f8..930fc22b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/publish-service.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/services/publish-service.test.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,48 @@ describe('publish-service', () => {
       expect(apiCallOrder).toEqual(['src-rest-openapi', 'src-mcp-from-api']);
     });
 
+    it('should wait for APIs to finish publishing before publishing Products in tier 2', async () => {
+      const resources: ResourceDescriptor[] = [
+        { type: ResourceType.Product, nameParts: ['petstore-product'] },
+        { type: ResourceType.Api, nameParts: ['swagger-petstore'] },
+      ];
+      const client = createMockClient();
+      const store = createMockStore(resources);
+      let finishApi!: () => void;
+      const apiFinished = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        finishApi = resolve;
+      });
+
+      vi.mocked(publishApi).mockImplementation(async (_client, _store, _context, descriptor) => {
+        await apiFinished;
+        return {
+          descriptor,
+          status: 'success',
+          action: 'put',
+        };
+      });
+
+      const config: PublishConfig = {
+        service: testContext,
+        sourceDir: '/source',
+        dryRun: false,
+        deleteUnmatched: false,
+        logLevel: LogLevel.INFO,
+      };
+
+      const publishPromise = runPublish(client, store, config);
+      await vi.waitFor(() => expect(publishApi).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+
+      try {
+        expect(publishProduct).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      } finally {
+        finishApi();
+        await publishPromise;
+      }
+
+      expect(publishProduct).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
     it('should not publish revision APIs as standalone resources when root API is in the same batch', async () => {
       const resources: ResourceDescriptor[] = [
         { type: ResourceType.Api, nameParts: ['orders-api;rev=2'] },