diff --git a/src/etc/X11/Xsession.d/20ACE-Bookworm b/src/etc/X11/Xsession.d/20ACE-Bookworm
index e34fad8..d9b81a3 100755
--- a/src/etc/X11/Xsession.d/20ACE-Bookworm
+++ b/src/etc/X11/Xsession.d/20ACE-Bookworm
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ fi
 # looked for in XDG_DATA_DIRS; make sure it includes the relevant directory for ACE
 ACE_path="/opt/apps/amber-ce-bookworm/files/ace-env/flamescion-container-tools/data-dir/"
 if [ -n "${XDG_DATA_DIRS##*${ACE_path}}" ] && [ -n "${XDG_DATA_DIRS##*${ACE_path}:*}" ]; then
-    export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${ACE_path}:${XDG_DATA_DIRS}"
+    export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${XDG_DATA_DIRS}:${ACE_path}"
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/etc/profile.d/ACE-Bookworm.sh b/src/etc/profile.d/ACE-Bookworm.sh
index bf76834..3d9b3a9 100755
--- a/src/etc/profile.d/ACE-Bookworm.sh
+++ b/src/etc/profile.d/ACE-Bookworm.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ fi
 # looked for in XDG_DATA_DIRS; make sure it includes the relevant directory for ACE
 ACE_path="/opt/apps/amber-ce-bookworm/files/ace-env/flamescion-container-tools/data-dir/"
 if [ -n "${XDG_DATA_DIRS##*${ACE_path}}" ] && [ -n "${XDG_DATA_DIRS##*${ACE_path}:*}" ]; then
-    export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${ACE_path}:${XDG_DATA_DIRS}"
+    export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${XDG_DATA_DIRS}:${ACE_path}"
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/usr/lib/systemd/user-environment-generators/60-ACE-Bookworm b/src/usr/lib/systemd/user-environment-generators/60-ACE-Bookworm
index b44dd4a..00f23c0 100755
--- a/src/usr/lib/systemd/user-environment-generators/60-ACE-Bookworm
+++ b/src/usr/lib/systemd/user-environment-generators/60-ACE-Bookworm
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ fi
 # looked for in XDG_DATA_DIRS; make sure it includes the relevant directory for ACE
 ACE_path="/opt/apps/amber-ce-bookworm/files/ace-env/flamescion-container-tools/data-dir/"
 if [ -n "${XDG_DATA_DIRS##*${ACE_path}}" ] && [ -n "${XDG_DATA_DIRS##*${ACE_path}:*}" ]; then
-    export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${ACE_path}:${XDG_DATA_DIRS}"
+    export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${XDG_DATA_DIRS}:${ACE_path}"
 fi