diff --git a/nbconvert/exporters/templateexporter.py b/nbconvert/exporters/templateexporter.py
index 0d540eb18..623229889 100644
--- a/nbconvert/exporters/templateexporter.py
+++ b/nbconvert/exporters/templateexporter.py
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def _template_paths(self, prune=True, root_dirs=None):
             except OSError:
                 pass
 
-        return self.extra_template_paths + additional_paths + paths
+        return paths + self.extra_template_paths + additional_paths
 
     @classmethod
     def get_compatibility_base_template_conf(cls, name):