diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index a57e125d93..6a3ab9fb02 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ build:remote --remote_instance_name=projects/internal-200822/instances/default_i
 # We need to understand the security risks of using prior build artifacts.
 build:remote --remote_accept_cached=false
 
-# Load any settings specific to the current user. Needs to be last statement in this
-# config, as the user configuration should be able to overwrite flags from this file.
-try-import .bazelrc.user
-
 ###############################
 # NodeJS rules settings
 # These settings are required for rules_nodejs
@@ -154,3 +150,12 @@ try-import .bazelrc.user
 # Turn on managed directories feature in Bazel
 # This allows us to avoid installing a second copy of node_modules
 common --experimental_allow_incremental_repository_updates
+
+####################################################
+# User bazel configuration
+# NOTE: This needs to be the *last* entry in the config.
+####################################################
+
+# Load any settings which are specific to the current user. Needs to be *last* statement
+# in this config, as the user configuration should be able to overwrite flags from this file.
+try-import .bazelrc.user