diff --git a/core-common/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/internal/PropertiesResolver.java b/core-common/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/internal/PropertiesResolver.java
index 4b1727fc70..d2e1135662 100644
--- a/core-common/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/internal/PropertiesResolver.java
+++ b/core-common/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/internal/PropertiesResolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -84,16 +84,15 @@ public <T> T resolveProperty(String name, T defaultValue) {
             }
 
             private <T> T resolveProperty(final String name, Object defaultValue, final Class<T> type) {
-                // Check runtime configuration first
-                Object result = configuration.getProperty(name);
-                if (result != null) {
-                    defaultValue = result;
-                }
-
-                // Check request properties next
-                result = delegate.getProperty(name);
+                // Check request properties property
+                Object result = delegate.getProperty(name);
                 if (result == null) {
-                    result = defaultValue;
+
+                    // Check runtime configuration next
+                    result = configuration.getProperty(name);
+                    if (result == null) {
+                        result = defaultValue;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return (result == null) ? null : PropertiesHelper.convertValue(result, type);