diff --git a/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp b/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
index 6af93ed..7604fc7 100644
--- a/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ AOOptionsDialog::AOOptionsDialog(QWidget *parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app)
   ui_asset_lbl = new QLabel(ui_assets_tab);
   ui_asset_lbl->setText(
         tr("Add or remove base folders for use by assets. "
-           "Base folders will be searched in the order provided."));
+           "Base folders on the bottom are prioritized over those above them."));
   ui_asset_lbl->setWordWrap(true);
   ui_assets_tab_layout->addWidget(ui_asset_lbl);
 
diff --git a/src/path_functions.cpp b/src/path_functions.cpp
index fe0a77e..ded1b67 100644
--- a/src/path_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/path_functions.cpp
@@ -267,8 +267,17 @@ QString AOApplication::get_real_path(const VPath &vpath) {
 
   // Cache miss; try all known mount paths
   QStringList bases = get_mount_paths();
-  bases.push_front(get_base_path());
+  bases.prepend(get_base_path());
+  // base
+  // content 1
+  // content 2
 
+  // We search last to first
+  std::reverse(bases.begin(), bases.end());
+
+  // content 2
+  // content 1
+  // base
   for (const QString &base : bases) {
     QDir baseDir(base);
     QString path = baseDir.absoluteFilePath(vpath.toQString());