diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/AetherGrapeEngine.java b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/AetherGrapeEngine.java
index 263910b9c7..96441a2459 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/AetherGrapeEngine.java
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/compiler/grape/AetherGrapeEngine.java
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class AetherGrapeEngine implements GrapeEngine {
 			builder.setProxy(this.proxySelector.getProxy(repository));
 			repository = builder.build();
 		}
-		this.repositories.add(repository);
+		this.repositories.add(0, repository);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/GrabCommandIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/GrabCommandIntegrationTests.java
index 680fc5c495..408f7197da 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/GrabCommandIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/GrabCommandIntegrationTests.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class GrabCommandIntegrationTests {
 		String output = this.cli.grab("grab.groovy", "--autoconfigure=false");
 		assertTrue(new File("target/repository/net/sf/jopt-simple/jopt-simple")
 				.isDirectory());
+		// Should be resolved from local repository cache
 		assertTrue(output.contains("Downloading: file:"));
 	}
 }