diff --git a/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler.go b/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler.go
index 4609b63fb..ae5300f78 100644
--- a/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler.go
+++ b/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/api"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/utils/coreutils"
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ func consumeAllDelayFiles(base phaseBase) error {
 	delayFunctions := getDelayUploadComparisonFunctions(base.repoSummary.PackageType)
 	if len(filesToConsume) > 0 && len(delayFunctions) > 0 {
 		log.Info("Starting to handle delayed artifacts uploads...")
-		if err = handleDelayedArtifactsFiles(filesToConsume, base, delayFunctions[1:]); err == nil {
+		if err = handleDelayedArtifactsFiles(filesToConsume, base, delayFunctions); err == nil {
 			log.Info("Done handling delayed artifacts uploads.")
 		}
 	}
@@ -149,15 +148,7 @@ func handleDelayedArtifactsFiles(filesToConsume []string, base phaseBase, delayU
 		}
 		return consumeDelayedArtifactsFiles(pcWrapper, filesToConsume, uploadChunkChan, base, delayHelper, errorsChannelMng)
 	}
-	delayAction := func(pBase phaseBase, addedDelayFiles []string) error {
-		// We call this method as a recursion in order to have inner order base on the comparison function list.
-		// Remove the first delay comparison function one by one to no longer delay it until the list is empty.
-		if len(filesToConsume) > 0 && len(delayUploadComparisonFunctions) > 0 {
-			return handleDelayedArtifactsFiles(addedDelayFiles, pBase, delayUploadComparisonFunctions[1:])
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	return manager.doTransferWithProducerConsumer(action, delayAction)
+	return manager.doTransferWithProducerConsumer(action, nil)
 }
 
 func consumeDelayedArtifactsFiles(pcWrapper *producerConsumerWrapper, filesToConsume []string, uploadChunkChan chan UploadedChunk, base phaseBase, delayHelper delayUploadHelper, errorsChannelMng *ErrorsChannelMng) error {
@@ -168,7 +159,8 @@ func consumeDelayedArtifactsFiles(pcWrapper *producerConsumerWrapper, filesToCon
 			return err
 		}
 
-		shouldStop, err := uploadByChunks(delayedArtifactsFile.DelayedArtifacts, uploadChunkChan, base, delayHelper, errorsChannelMng, pcWrapper)
+		sortedDelayedArtifacts := sortDelayedArtifacts(delayedArtifactsFile, delayHelper)
+		shouldStop, err := uploadByChunks(sortedDelayedArtifacts, uploadChunkChan, base, delayHelper, errorsChannelMng, pcWrapper)
 		if err != nil || shouldStop {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -183,6 +175,22 @@ func consumeDelayedArtifactsFiles(pcWrapper *producerConsumerWrapper, filesToCon
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Sort the delayed artifacts according to the delay functions order.
+// For example, in Docker, manifest.json will be uploaded before list.manifest.json.
+// delayedArtifactsFile - The delayed artifacts to sort
+// delayHelper - Includes the should delay functions
+func sortDelayedArtifacts(delayedArtifactsFile DelayedArtifactsFile, delayHelper delayUploadHelper) []api.FileRepresentation {
+	var results = []api.FileRepresentation{}
+	for _, shouldDelayFunction := range delayHelper.shouldDelayFunctions {
+		for _, delayedArtifact := range delayedArtifactsFile.DelayedArtifacts {
+			if shouldDelayFunction(delayedArtifact.Name) {
+				results = append(results, delayedArtifact)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return results
+}
+
 // Reads a delay file from a given path, parses and populate a given DelayedArtifactsFile instance with the file information
 func readDelayFile(path string) (DelayedArtifactsFile, error) {
 	// Stores the errors read from the errors file.
@@ -220,7 +228,7 @@ func getDelayUploadComparisonFunctions(packageType string) []shouldDelayUpload {
 	switch packageType {
 	case maven, gradle, ivy:
 		return []shouldDelayUpload{func(fileName string) bool {
-			return filepath.Ext(fileName) == ".pom"
+			return fileName == "pom.xml"
 		}}
 	case docker:
 		return []shouldDelayUpload{func(fileName string) bool {
@@ -246,8 +254,10 @@ type delayUploadHelper struct {
 }
 
 // Decide whether to delay the deployment of a file by running over the shouldDelayUpload array.
-// When there are multiple levels of requirements in the deployment order, the first comparison function in the array can be removed each time in order to no longer delay by that rule.
 func (delayHelper delayUploadHelper) delayUploadIfNecessary(phase phaseBase, file api.FileRepresentation) (delayed, stopped bool) {
+	if phase.phaseId != api.Phase1 {
+		return
+	}
 	for _, shouldDelay := range delayHelper.shouldDelayFunctions {
 		if ShouldStop(&phase, &delayHelper, nil) {
 			return delayed, true
diff --git a/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler_test.go b/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler_test.go
index cd576f9e3..b841d6d63 100644
--- a/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler_test.go
+++ b/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/delayedartifactshandler_test.go
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ package transferfiles
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/api"
-	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/state"
-	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/utils/tests"
-	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/io/fileutils"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/api"
+	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/commands/transferfiles/state"
+	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/utils/tests"
+	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/io/fileutils"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 var delayTestRepoKey = "delay-local-repo"
@@ -129,3 +130,22 @@ func validateDelayedArtifactsFilesContent(t *testing.T, path string) (entitiesNu
 	}
 	return len(delayedArtifacts.DelayedArtifacts)
 }
+
+var sortDelayedArtifactsCases = []struct {
+	shouldDelayFunctions   []shouldDelayUpload
+	delayedArtifacts       []api.FileRepresentation
+	sortedDelayedArtifacts []api.FileRepresentation
+}{
+	{[]shouldDelayUpload{}, []api.FileRepresentation{}, []api.FileRepresentation{}},
+	{getDelayUploadComparisonFunctions(maven), []api.FileRepresentation{{Name: "pom.xml"}}, []api.FileRepresentation{{Name: "pom.xml"}}},
+	{getDelayUploadComparisonFunctions(docker), []api.FileRepresentation{{Name: "list.manifest.json"}, {Name: "manifest.json"}}, []api.FileRepresentation{{Name: "manifest.json"}, {Name: "list.manifest.json"}}},
+	{getDelayUploadComparisonFunctions(conan), []api.FileRepresentation{{Name: "conanfile.py"}, {Name: ".timestamp"}, {Name: "conaninfo.txt"}}, []api.FileRepresentation{{Name: "conanfile.py"}, {Name: "conaninfo.txt"}, {Name: ".timestamp"}}},
+}
+
+func TestSortDelayedArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, testCase := range sortDelayedArtifactsCases {
+		delayedArtifactsFile := DelayedArtifactsFile{DelayedArtifacts: testCase.delayedArtifacts}
+		delayHelper := delayUploadHelper{shouldDelayFunctions: testCase.shouldDelayFunctions}
+		assert.Equal(t, testCase.sortedDelayedArtifacts, sortDelayedArtifacts(delayedArtifactsFile, delayHelper))
+	}
+}