diff --git a/tools/container/containerd/containerd.go b/tools/container/containerd/containerd.go
index 15487c34..c652f454 100644
--- a/tools/container/containerd/containerd.go
+++ b/tools/container/containerd/containerd.go
@@ -105,29 +105,29 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:       "Path to the containerd config file",
 			Value:       defaultConfig,
 			Destination: &options.Config,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CONTAINERD_CONFIG", "RUNTIME_CONFIG"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_CONFIG", "CONTAINERD_CONFIG"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "socket",
 			Usage:       "Path to the containerd socket file",
 			Value:       defaultSocket,
 			Destination: &options.Socket,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CONTAINERD_SOCKET", "RUNTIME_SOCKET"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_SOCKET", "CONTAINERD_SOCKET"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "restart-mode",
 			Usage:       "Specify how containerd should be restarted;  If 'none' is selected, it will not be restarted [signal | systemd | none]",
 			Value:       defaultRestartMode,
 			Destination: &options.RestartMode,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CONTAINERD_RESTART_MODE", "RUNTIME_RESTART_MODE"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_RESTART_MODE", "CONTAINERD_RESTART_MODE"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:        "runtime-class",
-			Aliases:     []string{"runtime-name", "nvidia-runtime-name"},
+			Name:        "runtime-name",
+			Aliases:     []string{"nvidia-runtime-name", "runtime-class"},
 			Usage:       "The name of the runtime class to set for the nvidia-container-runtime",
 			Value:       defaultRuntimeClass,
 			Destination: &options.RuntimeName,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CONTAINERD_RUNTIME_CLASS", "NVIDIA_RUNTIME_NAME"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"NVIDIA_RUNTIME_NAME", "CONTAINERD_RUNTIME_CLASS"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "nvidia-runtime-dir",
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:       "Set nvidia-container-runtime as the default runtime",
 			Value:       defaultSetAsDefault,
 			Destination: &options.SetAsDefault,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CONTAINERD_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "NVIDIA_RUNTIME_SET_AS_DEFAULT"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"NVIDIA_RUNTIME_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "CONTAINERD_SET_AS_DEFAULT"},
 			Hidden:      true,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
diff --git a/tools/container/crio/crio.go b/tools/container/crio/crio.go
index ac3b059a..497951cd 100644
--- a/tools/container/crio/crio.go
+++ b/tools/container/crio/crio.go
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:       "Path to the cri-o config file",
 			Value:       defaultConfig,
 			Destination: &options.Config,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CRIO_CONFIG", "RUNTIME_CONFIG"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_CONFIG", "CRIO_CONFIG"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "socket",
 			Usage:       "Path to the crio socket file",
 			Value:       "",
 			Destination: &options.Socket,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CRIO_SOCKET", "RUNTIME_SOCKET"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_SOCKET", "CRIO_SOCKET"},
 			// Note: We hide this option since restarting cri-o via a socket is not supported.
 			Hidden: true,
 		},
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:       "Specify how cri-o should be restarted;  If 'none' is selected, it will not be restarted [systemd | none]",
 			Value:       defaultRestartMode,
 			Destination: &options.RestartMode,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CRIO_RESTART_MODE", "RUNTIME_RESTART_MODE"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_RESTART_MODE", "CRIO_RESTART_MODE"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:        "runtime-class",
-			Aliases:     []string{"runtime-name", "nvidia-runtime-name"},
+			Name:        "runtime-name",
+			Aliases:     []string{"nvidia-runtime-name", "runtime-class"},
 			Usage:       "The name of the runtime class to set for the nvidia-container-runtime",
 			Value:       defaultRuntimeClass,
 			Destination: &options.RuntimeName,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CRIO_RUNTIME_CLASS", "NVIDIA_RUNTIME_NAME"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"NVIDIA_RUNTIME_NAME", "CRIO_RUNTIME_CLASS"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "nvidia-runtime-dir",
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:       "Set nvidia-container-runtime as the default runtime",
 			Value:       defaultSetAsDefault,
 			Destination: &options.SetAsDefault,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"CRIO_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "NVIDIA_RUNTIME_SET_AS_DEFAULT"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"NVIDIA_RUNTIME_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "CRIO_SET_AS_DEFAULT"},
 			Hidden:      true,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
diff --git a/tools/container/docker/docker.go b/tools/container/docker/docker.go
index 3229615d..a32b0744 100644
--- a/tools/container/docker/docker.go
+++ b/tools/container/docker/docker.go
@@ -99,21 +99,21 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:       "Path to docker config file",
 			Value:       defaultConfig,
 			Destination: &options.Config,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"DOCKER_CONFIG", "RUNTIME_CONFIG"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_CONFIG", "DOCKER_CONFIG"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "socket",
 			Usage:       "Path to the docker socket file",
 			Value:       defaultSocket,
 			Destination: &options.Socket,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"DOCKER_SOCKET", "RUNTIME_SOCKET"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_SOCKET", "DOCKER_SOCKET"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "restart-mode",
 			Usage:       "Specify how docker should be restarted; If 'none' is selected it will not be restarted [signal | systemd | none ]",
 			Value:       defaultRestartMode,
 			Destination: &options.RestartMode,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"DOCKER_RESTART_MODE", "RUNTIME_RESTART_MODE"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_RESTART_MODE", "DOCKER_RESTART_MODE"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "host-root",
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ func main() {
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "runtime-name",
-			Aliases:     []string{"runtime-class", "nvidia-runtime-name"},
+			Aliases:     []string{"nvidia-runtime-name", "runtime-class"},
 			Usage:       "Specify the name of the `nvidia` runtime. If set-as-default is selected, the runtime is used as the default runtime.",
 			Value:       defaultRuntimeName,
 			Destination: &options.RuntimeName,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"DOCKER_RUNTIME_NAME", "NVIDIA_RUNTIME_NAME"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"NVIDIA_RUNTIME_NAME", "DOCKER_RUNTIME_NAME"},
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "nvidia-runtime-dir",
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:       "Set the `nvidia` runtime as the default runtime. If --runtime-name is specified as `nvidia-experimental` the experimental runtime is set as the default runtime instead",
 			Value:       defaultSetAsDefault,
 			Destination: &options.SetAsDefault,
-			EnvVars:     []string{"DOCKER_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "NVIDIA_RUNTIME_SET_AS_DEFAULT"},
+			EnvVars:     []string{"NVIDIA_RUNTIME_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "DOCKER_SET_AS_DEFAULT"},
 			Hidden:      true,
 		},
 	}