diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java
index 56af0e947c50d4..76b220079c2f43 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor.java
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.runtime.SmallRyeGraphQLLocaleResolver;
 import io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.runtime.SmallRyeGraphQLRecorder;
 import io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.runtime.SmallRyeGraphQLRuntimeConfig;
-import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.BodyHandlerBuildItem;
-import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.HttpRootPathBuildItem;
-import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.NonApplicationRootPathBuildItem;
-import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.RouteBuildItem;
-import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.WebsocketSubProtocolsBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.*;
 import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.webjar.WebJarBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.webjar.WebJarResourcesFilter;
 import io.quarkus.vertx.http.deployment.webjar.WebJarResultsBuildItem;
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ public class SmallRyeGraphQLProcessor {
     private static final List<String> SUPPORTED_WEBSOCKET_SUBPROTOCOLS = List.of(SUBPROTOCOL_GRAPHQL_WS,
             SUBPROTOCOL_GRAPHQL_TRANSPORT_WS);
 
-    private static final int GRAPHQL_WEBSOCKET_HANDLER_ORDER = -10000;
+    private static final int GRAPHQL_WEBSOCKET_HANDLER_ORDER = ManagementInterfaceFilterBuildItem.AUTHORIZATION + 1;
 
     private static final String GRAPHQL_MEDIA_TYPE = "application/graphql+json";