diff --git a/src/pipewire/conf.c b/src/pipewire/conf.c
index 9364542f5..135e2e9d1 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/conf.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/conf.c
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ static int get_config_dir(char *path, size_t size, const char *prefix, const cha
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
+	if (pw_check_option("no-config", "true"))
+		goto no_config;
+
 	if ((res = get_envconf_path(path, size, prefix, name)) != 0) {
 		if ((*level)++ == 0)
 			return res;
@@ -198,20 +201,18 @@ static int get_config_dir(char *path, size_t size, const char *prefix, const cha
 
 	if (*level == 0) {
 		(*level)++;
-		if ((res = get_confdata_path(path, size, prefix, name)) != 0)
+		if ((res = get_homeconf_path(path, size, prefix, name)) != 0)
 			return res;
 	}
-	if (pw_check_option("no-config", "true"))
-		return 0;
-
 	if (*level == 1) {
 		(*level)++;
 		if ((res = get_configdir_path(path, size, prefix, name)) != 0)
 			return res;
 	}
 	if (*level == 2) {
+no_config:
 		(*level)++;
-		if ((res = get_homeconf_path(path, size, prefix, name)) != 0)
+		if ((res = get_confdata_path(path, size, prefix, name)) != 0)
 			return res;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -428,13 +429,33 @@ error:
 	return -errno;
 }
 
+static bool check_override(struct pw_properties *conf, const char *name, int level)
+{
+	const struct spa_dict_item *it;
+
+	spa_dict_for_each(it, &conf->dict) {
+		int lev, idx;
+
+		if (!spa_streq(name, it->value))
+			continue;
+		if (sscanf(it->key, "override.%d.%d.config.name", &lev, &idx) != 2)
+			continue;
+		if (lev < level)
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void add_override(struct pw_properties *conf, struct pw_properties *override,
-		const char *path, int level, int index)
+		const char *path, const char *name, int level, int index)
 {
 	const struct spa_dict_item *it;
 	char key[1024];
+
 	snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "override.%d.%d.config.path", level, index);
 	pw_properties_set(conf, key, path);
+	snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "override.%d.%d.config.name", level, index);
+	pw_properties_set(conf, key, name);
 	spa_dict_for_each(it, &override->dict) {
 		snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "override.%d.%d.%s", level, index, it->key);
 		pw_properties_set(conf, key, it->value);
@@ -493,10 +514,16 @@ int pw_conf_load_conf(const char *prefix, const char *name, struct pw_properties
 			return -errno;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-			snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s", path, entries[i]->d_name);
-			if (conf_load(fname, override) >= 0)
-				add_override(conf, override, fname, level, i);
-			pw_properties_clear(override);
+			const char *name = entries[i]->d_name;
+
+			snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s", path, name);
+			if (check_override(conf, name, level)) {
+				if (conf_load(fname, override) >= 0)
+					add_override(conf, override, fname, name, level, i);
+				pw_properties_clear(override);
+			} else {
+				pw_log_info("skip override %s with lower priority", fname);
+			}
 			free(entries[i]);
 		}
 		free(entries);
@@ -941,7 +968,7 @@ int pw_conf_load_conf_for_context(struct pw_properties *props, struct pw_propert
 	conf_name = pw_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_NAME);
 	if (conf_name != NULL) {
 		struct pw_properties *override;
-		const char *path;
+		const char *path, *name;
 
 		override = pw_properties_new(NULL, NULL);
 		if (override == NULL) {
@@ -957,7 +984,8 @@ int pw_conf_load_conf_for_context(struct pw_properties *props, struct pw_propert
 			return res;
 		}
 		path = pw_properties_get(override, "config.path");
-		add_override(conf, override, path, 0, 1);
+		name = pw_properties_get(override, "config.name");
+		add_override(conf, override, path, name, 0, 1);
 		pw_properties_free(override);
 	}