diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/cofs/src/pcm_cofs_module.c b/src/mca/pcm/cofs/src/pcm_cofs_module.c
index 9582d217c4..d2a5a9f7fb 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/cofs/src/pcm_cofs_module.c
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/cofs/src/pcm_cofs_module.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ mca_pcm_cofs_init(int *priority, bool *allow_multi_user_threads,
     mca_ns_base_cellid_t cellid;
     mca_ns_base_jobid_t jobid;
 
-    *priority = 1;
+    *priority = 2;
     *allow_multi_user_threads = true;
     *have_hidden_threads = false;