diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
index 007d9c10cac5..94503fe84752 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ function _replaceRootDirTags(rootDir, config) {
   return config;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Finds the test environment to use:
+ *
+ * 1. looks for jest-environment-<name> relative to project.
+ * 1. looks for jest-environment-<name> relative to Jest.
+ * 1. looks for <name> relative to project.
+ * 1. looks for <name> relative to Jest.
+ */
 function getTestEnvironment(config) {
   const env = config.testEnvironment;
   let module = Resolver.findNodeModule(`jest-environment-${env}`, {
@@ -84,15 +92,15 @@ function getTestEnvironment(config) {
     return module;
   }
 
+  try {
+    return require.resolve(`jest-environment-${env}`);
+  } catch (e) {}
+
   module = Resolver.findNodeModule(env, {basedir: config.rootDir});
   if (module) {
     return module;
   }
 
-  try {
-    return require.resolve(`jest-environment-${env}`);
-  } catch (e) {}
-
   try {
     return require.resolve(env);
   } catch (e) {}