diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github/api.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github/api.rb
index ab5caebed2..151fd73aa4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github/api.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github/api.rb
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ module GitHub
     def self.credentials_type
       if Homebrew::EnvConfig.github_api_token.present?
         :env_token
-      elsif keychain_username_password.present?
-        :keychain_username_password
       elsif github_cli_token.present?
         :github_cli_token
+      elsif keychain_username_password.present?
+        :keychain_username_password
       else
         :none
       end