diff --git a/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua b/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua
index 717ee2d..3eba13b 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ local function load_theme(theme_name)
     -- when only one is found run that and return it's return value
     retval = dofile(files[1])
   else
+    -- put entries from user config path in front
+    local user_config_path = vim.fn.stdpath('config')
+    table.sort(files, function(a, b)
+      return vim.startswith(a, user_config_path) or not vim.startswith(b, user_config_path)
+    end)
     -- More then 1 found . Use the first one that isn't in lualines repo
     local lualine_repo_pattern = table.concat({ 'lualine.nvim', 'lua', 'lualine' }, sep)
     local file_found = false
diff --git a/lua/lualine_require.lua b/lua/lualine_require.lua
index c8aad79..f315728 100644
--- a/lua/lualine_require.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine_require.lua
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ function M.require(module)
     paths = vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file(pattern_path, false)
   end
   if #paths > 0 then
+    -- put entries from user config path in front
+    local user_config_path = vim.fn.stdpath('config')
+    table.sort(paths, function(a, b)
+      return vim.startswith(a, user_config_path) or not vim.startswith(b, user_config_path)
+    end)
     local mod_result = dofile(paths[1])
     package.loaded[module] = mod_result
     return mod_result