diff --git a/lofarinit.csh.in b/lofarinit.csh.in
index dd7a0dadd0011625d241df8db5157f14bace9a14..d8fe0888d0a3781b43d8b321dd7183b5313cbd4c 100644
--- a/lofarinit.csh.in
+++ b/lofarinit.csh.in
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ else
 
     # Add the path to the standard paths.
     if (! $?PATH) then
-        setenv PATH $LOFARROOT/bin:$LOFARROOT/sbin
+        setenv PATH $LOFARROOT/sbin:$LOFARROOT/bin
     else
-        setenv PATH $LOFARROOT/bin:$LOFARROOT/sbin:$PATH
+        setenv PATH $LOFARROOT/sbin:$LOFARROOT/bin:$PATH
     endif
     if (! $?LD_LIBRARY_PATH) then
         setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LOFARROOT/$lfr_libdir
diff --git a/lofarinit.sh.in b/lofarinit.sh.in
index c6d913ac88f39241aa672dbdd03139d7a6f9ea5e..65e797a48fce6f44e41b54ec1f40fcd2f1262508 100644
--- a/lofarinit.sh.in
+++ b/lofarinit.sh.in
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ if [ "$LOFARROOT" = "" -o ! -d $LOFARROOT ]; then
 else
     # Add the path to the standard paths.
     if [ "$PATH" = "" ]; then
-        PATH=$LOFARROOT/bin:$LOFARROOT/sbin
+        PATH=$LOFARROOT/sbin:$LOFARROOT/bin
     else
-        PATH=$LOFARROOT/bin:$LOFARROOT/sbin:$PATH
+        PATH=$LOFARROOT/sbin:$LOFARROOT/bin:$PATH
     fi
     export PATH
     if [ "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" = "" ]; then