diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessPodmanClientProviderStrategy.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessPodmanClientProviderStrategy.java
index 1b11b12e6b9..1473adc5234 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessPodmanClientProviderStrategy.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessPodmanClientProviderStrategy.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 @Slf4j
 public final class RootlessPodmanClientProviderStrategy extends DockerClientProviderStrategy {
 
-    public static final int PRIORITY = UnixSocketClientProviderStrategy.PRIORITY + 1;
+    public static final int PRIORITY = UnixSocketClientProviderStrategy.PRIORITY - 1;
 
     @Getter(lazy = true)
     @Nullable