diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go b/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go
index 19ca4e26b4f..81f1686f922 100644
--- a/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go
+++ b/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go
@@ -354,12 +354,6 @@ func GetConfig(configurationNames []string, product Product) (TestConfig, error)
 		return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading network config")
 	}
 
-	logger.Info().Msg("Reading config values from environment variables")
-	err = testConfig.ReadConfigValuesFromEnvVars()
-	if err != nil {
-		return TestConfig{}, err
-	}
-
 	logger.Info().Msg("Reading configs from Base64 override env var")
 	configEncoded, isSet := os.LookupEnv(Base64OverrideEnvVarName)
 	if isSet && configEncoded != "" {
@@ -379,6 +373,12 @@ func GetConfig(configurationNames []string, product Product) (TestConfig, error)
 		logger.Debug().Msg("Base64 config override from environment variable not found")
 	}
 
+	logger.Info().Msg("Reading selected config values from environment variables")
+	err = testConfig.ReadConfigValuesFromEnvVars()
+	if err != nil {
+		return TestConfig{}, err
+	}
+
 	logger.Debug().Msg("Validating test config")
 	err = testConfig.Validate()
 	if err != nil {