diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp
index e04117c..363d034 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp
@@ -75,13 +75,8 @@ IPAProxy::~IPAProxy()
  */
 std::string IPAProxy::resolvePath(const std::string &file) const
 {
-	/* Try finding the exec target from the install directory first */
 	std::string proxyFile = "/" + file;
-	std::string proxyPath = std::string(IPA_PROXY_DIR) + proxyFile;
-	if (!access(proxyPath.c_str(), X_OK))
-		return proxyPath;
-
-	/* No exec target in install directory; check env variable. */
+	/* Check env variable first. */
 	const char *execPaths = utils::secure_getenv("LIBCAMERA_IPA_PROXY_PATH");
 	if (execPaths) {
 		for (const auto &dir : utils::split(execPaths, ":")){
@@ -93,6 +88,12 @@ std::string IPAProxy::resolvePath(const std::string &file) const
 				return proxyPath;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/*Try finding the exec target from the install directory.*/
+        std::string proxyPath = std::string(IPA_PROXY_DIR) + proxyFile;
+        if (!access(proxyPath.c_str(), X_OK))
+                return proxyPath;
+
 	return std::string();
 }