diff --git a/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Actions/HostActions/StartHostAction.cs b/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Actions/HostActions/StartHostAction.cs
index 91005f6f2..95d60cb1e 100644
--- a/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Actions/HostActions/StartHostAction.cs
+++ b/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Actions/HostActions/StartHostAction.cs
@@ -814,8 +814,8 @@ internal static bool ConnectionExists(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>>
 
         private void EnsureWorkerRuntimeIsSet()
         {
-            if (_secretsManager.GetSecrets().Any(s => s.Key.Equals(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-               || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime)))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime))
+                || _secretsManager.GetSecrets().Any(s => s.Key.Equals(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
             {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Helpers/WorkerRuntimeLanguageHelper.cs b/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Helpers/WorkerRuntimeLanguageHelper.cs
index fcac2665a..37cb379f5 100644
--- a/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Helpers/WorkerRuntimeLanguageHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Azure.Functions.Cli/Helpers/WorkerRuntimeLanguageHelper.cs
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ public static IEnumerable<string> LanguagesForWorker(WorkerRuntime worker)
 
         public static WorkerRuntime GetCurrentWorkerRuntimeLanguage(ISecretsManager secretsManager)
         {
-            var setting = secretsManager.GetSecrets().FirstOrDefault(s => s.Key.Equals(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).Value
-                          ?? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime);
+            var setting = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime);
+                          ?? secretsManager.GetSecrets().FirstOrDefault(s => s.Key.Equals(Constants.FunctionsWorkerRuntime, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).Value;
 
             try
             {