diff --git a/cmk/plugins/collection/graphing/disk_throughput.py b/cmk/plugins/collection/graphing/disk_throughput.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 00f3e4bd544..46edb0c3481
--- a/cmk/plugins/collection/graphing/disk_throughput.py
+++ b/cmk/plugins/collection/graphing/disk_throughput.py
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
     name="disk_read_throughput",
     title=Title("Read throughput"),
     unit=UNIT_BYTES_PER_SECOND,
-    color=metrics.Color.BLUE,
+    color=metrics.Color.GREEN,
 )
 
 metric_disk_write_throughput = metrics.Metric(
     name="disk_write_throughput",
     title=Title("Write throughput"),
     unit=UNIT_BYTES_PER_SECOND,
-    color=metrics.Color.GREEN,
+    color=metrics.Color.BLUE,
 )
 
 perfometer_disk_throughput = perfometers.Bidirectional(
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@
     name="disk_throughput",
     title=Title("Disk throughput"),
     lower=graphs.Graph(
-        name="disk_read_throughput",
-        title=Title("Read throughput"),
-        compound_lines=["disk_read_throughput"],
-        simple_lines=[
-            metrics.WarningOf("disk_read_throughput"),
-            metrics.CriticalOf("disk_read_throughput"),
-        ],
-    ),
-    upper=graphs.Graph(
         name="disk_write_throughput",
         title=Title("Write throughput"),
         compound_lines=["disk_write_throughput"],
@@ -56,4 +47,13 @@
             metrics.CriticalOf("disk_write_throughput"),
         ],
     ),
+    upper=graphs.Graph(
+        name="disk_read_throughput",
+        title=Title("Read throughput"),
+        compound_lines=["disk_read_throughput"],
+        simple_lines=[
+            metrics.WarningOf("disk_read_throughput"),
+            metrics.CriticalOf("disk_read_throughput"),
+        ],
+    ),
 )