diff --git a/etc/sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop b/etc/01-sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop
similarity index 56%
rename from etc/sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop
rename to etc/01-sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop
index 79ee6db55..46cdbebe4 100755
--- a/etc/sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop
+++ b/etc/01-sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 if [ -z ${FLUXION_QMANAGER_RC_NOOP} ]; then
-    flux module remove sched-fluxion-qmanager
+    flux module remove -f sched-fluxion-qmanager
 fi
 
diff --git a/etc/sched-fluxion-resource-start b/etc/01-sched-fluxion-resource-start
similarity index 88%
rename from etc/sched-fluxion-resource-start
rename to etc/01-sched-fluxion-resource-start
index c62f00f1b..01d6b0327 100755
--- a/etc/sched-fluxion-resource-start
+++ b/etc/01-sched-fluxion-resource-start
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 # load it via FLUX_RC_EXTRA, the in-tree version can be loaded.
 
 if [ -z ${FLUXION_RESOURCE_RC_NOOP} ]; then
+    # Unloading sched-simple as sched-fluxion-resource requires resource.acquire
+    # that is exclusively used by it.
+    flux module remove -f sched-simple
     FLUXION_RESOURCE_OPTIONS=${FLUXION_RESOURCE_OPTIONS:-"load-whitelist=node,core,gpu"}
     flux module reload -f sched-fluxion-resource ${FLUXION_RESOURCE_OPTIONS}
 fi
diff --git a/etc/sched-fluxion-qmanager-start b/etc/02-sched-fluxion-qmanager-start
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/sched-fluxion-qmanager-start
rename to etc/02-sched-fluxion-qmanager-start
diff --git a/etc/sched-fluxion-resource-stop b/etc/02-sched-fluxion-resource-stop
similarity index 56%
rename from etc/sched-fluxion-resource-stop
rename to etc/02-sched-fluxion-resource-stop
index 3163dc725..a41ec67b9 100755
--- a/etc/sched-fluxion-resource-stop
+++ b/etc/02-sched-fluxion-resource-stop
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 if [ -z ${FLUXION_RESOURCE_RC_NOOP} ]; then
-    flux module remove sched-fluxion-resource
+    flux module remove -f sched-fluxion-resource
 fi
 
diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index 1f691517f..9e31728e7 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 dist_fluxrc1_SCRIPTS = \
-    sched-fluxion-resource-start \
-    sched-fluxion-qmanager-start
+    01-sched-fluxion-resource-start \
+    02-sched-fluxion-qmanager-start
 dist_fluxrc3_SCRIPTS = \
-    sched-fluxion-resource-stop \
-    sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop
+    02-sched-fluxion-resource-stop \
+    01-sched-fluxion-qmanager-stop
 EXTRA_DIST = sched-fluxion-qmanager.toml