diff --git a/src/plugins/select/alps/libalps/basil_mysql_routines.c b/src/plugins/select/alps/libalps/basil_mysql_routines.c
index 174b3551c0d2e350871d5e812c3cad3b7233a167..5b97bfe4a7670ea272520c9d29c07f439034c02d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/alps/libalps/basil_mysql_routines.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/alps/libalps/basil_mysql_routines.c
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ static int cray_get_options_from_default_conf(MYSQL *handle)
 	 * Hardcoded list of paths my.cnf is known to exist on a Cray XT/XE
 	 */
 	const char *default_conf_paths[] = {
-		"/root/.my.cnf",
 		"/etc/my.cnf",
 		"/etc/opt/cray/MySQL/my.cnf",
 		"/etc/mysql/my.cnf",
+		"/root/.my.cnf",
 		NULL
 	};