diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
index 27ae2896c..6399196b1 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class RepositoryRestHandlerMapping extends RequestMappingHandlerMapping {
   private Set<String>              repositoryNames     = new HashSet<String>();
 
   public RepositoryRestHandlerMapping() {
-    setOrder(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE);
+    setOrder(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE);
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})