diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
index f24040dac5..9c15b6290b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor implements EnvironmentPost
 	private final Log logger;
 
 	// Before ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor so values there can use these
-	private int order = ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor.ORDER - 1;
+	private int order = ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor.ORDER - 5;
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor} instance.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
index e6ffbfdf11..ac7e1794c5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.cloud.CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.TestPropertySourceUtils;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Moritz Halbritter
  */
 class CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessorTests {
 
@@ -119,6 +121,12 @@ class CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessorTests {
 		assertThat(getProperty("vcap.services.mysql.credentials.port")).isEqualTo("3306");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void orderShouldBeBeforeConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorWithGap() {
+		assertThat(this.initializer.getOrder()).isLessThan(ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor.ORDER);
+		assertThat(this.initializer.getOrder()).isLessThan(ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor.ORDER - 1);
+	}
+
 	private String getProperty(String key) {
 		return this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty(key);
 	}