diff --git a/src/payments/card-to-card-deposit.service.ts b/src/payments/card-to-card-deposit.service.ts
index bfc6b76..6c0efd3 100644
--- a/src/payments/card-to-card-deposit.service.ts
+++ b/src/payments/card-to-card-deposit.service.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ReserveStatus } from '../reserves/enums/reserve-status.enum';
 import { ReservesService } from '../reserves/reserves.service';
 import { calculateSmsParts } from '../sms/helpers/sms-segment.helper';
 import { SmsService } from '../sms/sms.service';
+import { ReserveSmsService } from '../sms-settings/reserve-sms.service';
 import { SmsDispatchService } from '../sms-settings/sms-dispatch.service';
 import { SmsScenarioKey } from '../sms-settings/enums/sms-scenario-key.enum';
 import { buildReserveSmsVariables } from '../sms-settings/utils/build-reserve-sms-variables.util';
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export class CardToCardDepositService {
     private readonly authorizationService: AuthorizationService,
     private readonly salonFinancialSettingsService: SalonFinancialSettingsService,
     private readonly uploaderService: UploaderService,
+    private readonly reserveSmsService: ReserveSmsService,
     private readonly smsDispatchService: SmsDispatchService,
     private readonly smsService: SmsService,
     private readonly shortLinksService: ShortLinksService,
@@ -146,6 +148,10 @@ export class CardToCardDepositService {
     const variables = buildReserveSmsVariables(reserve);
     const mobile = reserve.customer?.user?.mobile;
     if (mobile) {
+      if (!existingPending) {
+        await this.reserveSmsService.sendReserveCreated(reserve.id);
+      }
+
       await this.sendDepositSms(
         SmsScenarioKey.DEPOSIT_PAYMENT_REQUEST,
         mobile,
diff --git a/src/reserves/reserves.service.ts b/src/reserves/reserves.service.ts
index 5850846..b818d05 100644
--- a/src/reserves/reserves.service.ts
+++ b/src/reserves/reserves.service.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ export class ReservesService {
     const saved = await this.reservesRepository.save(reserve);
     await this.customersService.linkToSalon(saved.salonId, saved.customerId);
     await this.logStatusChange(saved.id, null, saved.status, user.id);
-    await this.reserveSmsService.sendReserveCreated(saved.id);
+  // When a deposit is required, the reserve-created SMS is sent from the
+  // deposit request flow so it always arrives before the payment link SMS.
+    if (saved.depositAmount <= 0) {
+      await this.reserveSmsService.sendReserveCreated(saved.id);
+    }
     await this.salonNotificationsService.notifyReserveCreated(saved.id);
     return this.findOne(saved.id, user);
   }