diff --git a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/el/StandardELContext.java b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/el/StandardELContext.java
index 04e7559..43a305e 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/el/StandardELContext.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/el/StandardELContext.java
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ public Object getContext(Class<?> key) {
     public ELResolver getELResolver() {
         if (elResolver == null) {
             CompositeELResolver resolver = new CompositeELResolver();
+            resolver.add(new BeanNameELResolver(new LocalBeanNameResolver()));
             customResolvers = new CompositeELResolver();
             resolver.add(customResolvers);
-            resolver.add(new BeanNameELResolver(new LocalBeanNameResolver()));
             if (streamELResolver != null) {
                 resolver.add(streamELResolver);
             }