diff --git a/internal/lefthook/run/runner.go b/internal/lefthook/run/runner.go
index dbac0a0d..3ccd3c52 100644
--- a/internal/lefthook/run/runner.go
+++ b/internal/lefthook/run/runner.go
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (r *Runner) runCommands(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	sortAlnum(commands, r.Hook.Commands)
+	sortCommands(commands, r.Hook.Commands)
 
 	interactiveCommands := make([]string, 0)
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -532,20 +532,20 @@ func (r *Runner) logExecute(name string, err error, out io.Reader) {
 	}
 }
 
-// sortAlnum sorts the command names by preceding numbers if they occur.
+// sortCommands sorts the command names by preceding numbers if they occur and special priority if it is set.
 // If the command names starts with letter the command name will be sorted alphabetically.
 //
 //	[]string{"1_command", "10command", "3 command", "command5"} // -> 1_command, 3 command, 10command, command5
-func sortAlnum(strs []string, commands map[string]*config.Command) {
+func sortCommands(strs []string, commands map[string]*config.Command) {
 	sort.SliceStable(strs, func(i, j int) bool {
-		commandI, iok := commands[strs[i]]
-		commandJ, jok := commands[strs[j]]
+		commandI, iOk := commands[strs[i]]
+		commandJ, jOk := commands[strs[j]]
 
-		if iok && jok && (commandI.Priority != 0 || commandJ.Priority != 0) {
-			if commandI.Priority == 0 {
+		if iOk && commandI.Priority != 0 || jOk && commandJ.Priority != 0 {
+			if !iOk || commandI.Priority == 0 {
 				return false
 			}
-			if commandJ.Priority == 0 {
+			if !jOk || commandJ.Priority == 0 {
 				return true
 			}
 
diff --git a/internal/lefthook/run/runner_test.go b/internal/lefthook/run/runner_test.go
index 211b0c94..9206aae0 100644
--- a/internal/lefthook/run/runner_test.go
+++ b/internal/lefthook/run/runner_test.go
@@ -918,3 +918,38 @@ func TestReplaceQuoted(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSortCommands(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, tt := range [...]struct {
+		name     string
+		names    []string
+		commands map[string]*config.Command
+		result   []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "alphanumeric sort",
+			names:    []string{"10_a", "1_a", "2_a", "5_a"},
+			commands: map[string]*config.Command{},
+			result:   []string{"1_a", "2_a", "5_a", "10_a"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "partial priority",
+			names: []string{"10_a", "1_a", "2_a", "5_a"},
+			commands: map[string]*config.Command{
+				"5_a":  {Priority: 10},
+				"2_a":  {Priority: 1},
+				"10_a": {},
+			},
+			result: []string{"2_a", "5_a", "1_a", "10_a"},
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d: %s", i+1, tt.name), func(t *testing.T) {
+			sortCommands(tt.names, tt.commands)
+			for i, name := range tt.result {
+				if tt.names[i] != name {
+					t.Errorf("Not matching on index %d: %s != %s", i, name, tt.names[i])
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}