diff --git a/create-container.sh b/create-container.sh
index fca7618..b96ba8f 100755
--- a/create-container.sh
+++ b/create-container.sh
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ if [ -n "$1" ]; then
   esac
 fi
 
-echo "Loading project configuration from \"$PROJECT_CONFIG\""
-config_file_exists_or_exit "$PROJECT_CONFIG"
-# shellcheck source=/dev/null
-source "$PROJECT_CONFIG"
-
 GLOBAL_CONFIG=/etc/devenv
 echo "Loading system configuration from \"$GLOBAL_CONFIG\""
 config_file_exists_or_exit "$GLOBAL_CONFIG"
 # shellcheck source=config
 source "$GLOBAL_CONFIG"
 
+echo "Loading project configuration from \"$PROJECT_CONFIG\""
+config_file_exists_or_exit "$PROJECT_CONFIG"
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+source "$PROJECT_CONFIG"
+
 # Create LXC config file
 LXC_CONFIG="/tmp/$DISTRIBUTION.$NAME.conf"
 echo "$LXC_CONFIG_CONTENT" > "$LXC_CONFIG"