diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index bb647d55d..a25816f45 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
     default_config_files.append(Path.home() / conf_fname)  # homedir
     default_config_files = list(map(str, default_config_files))
 
+    default_config_files.reverse()
+
     parser = get_parser(default_config_files, git_root)
     args, unknown = parser.parse_known_args(argv)
 
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_main.py b/tests/basic/test_main.py
index c0e62c56c..1f0d467b5 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_main.py
@@ -394,15 +394,25 @@ class TestMain(TestCase):
             cwd_config = cwd / ".aider.conf.yml"
             named_config = git_dir / "named.aider.conf.yml"
 
-            home_config.write_text("model: gpt-3.5-turbo\nmap-tokens: 1024\n")
-            git_config.write_text("model: gpt-4\nmap-tokens: 2048\n")
             cwd_config.write_text("model: gpt-4-32k\nmap-tokens: 4096\n")
+            git_config.write_text("model: gpt-4\nmap-tokens: 2048\n")
+            home_config.write_text("model: gpt-3.5-turbo\nmap-tokens: 1024\n")
             named_config.write_text("model: gpt-4-1106-preview\nmap-tokens: 8192\n")
 
             with (
                 patch("pathlib.Path.home", return_value=fake_home),
                 patch("aider.coders.Coder.create") as MockCoder,
             ):
+                # Test loading from specified config file
+                main(
+                    ["--yes", "--exit", "--config", str(named_config)],
+                    input=DummyInput(),
+                    output=DummyOutput(),
+                )
+                _, kwargs = MockCoder.call_args
+                self.assertEqual(kwargs["main_model"].name, "gpt-4-1106-preview")
+                self.assertEqual(kwargs["map_tokens"], 8192)
+
                 # Test loading from current working directory
                 main(["--yes", "--exit"], input=DummyInput(), output=DummyOutput())
                 _, kwargs = MockCoder.call_args
@@ -425,16 +435,6 @@ class TestMain(TestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(kwargs["main_model"].name, "gpt-3.5-turbo")
                 self.assertEqual(kwargs["map_tokens"], 1024)
 
-                # Test loading from specified config file
-                main(
-                    ["--yes", "--exit", "--config", str(named_config)],
-                    input=DummyInput(),
-                    output=DummyOutput(),
-                )
-                _, kwargs = MockCoder.call_args
-                self.assertEqual(kwargs["main_model"].name, "gpt-4-1106-preview")
-                self.assertEqual(kwargs["map_tokens"], 8192)
-
     def test_map_tokens_option(self):
         with GitTemporaryDirectory():
             with patch("aider.coders.base_coder.RepoMap") as MockRepoMap: