diff --git a/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py b/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py
index 8acf3a528b..049b668d3a 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py
+++ b/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class _ErrorCmdSet(CmdSet):
 class _EmptyCmdSet(CmdSet):
     "This cmdset represents an empty cmdset"
     key = "_EMPTY_CMDSET"
-    priority = -100
+    priority = -101
     mergetype = "Union"
 
 def import_cmdset(python_path, cmdsetobj, emit_to_obj=None, no_logging=False):
diff --git a/src/commands/default/batchprocess.py b/src/commands/default/batchprocess.py
index 3db5676bb5..fed75d9a4d 100644
--- a/src/commands/default/batchprocess.py
+++ b/src/commands/default/batchprocess.py
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ class BatchSafeCmdSet(CmdSet):
     always be available to get out of everything.
     """
     key = "Batch_default"
-    priority = 104  # override other cmdsets.
+    priority = 150  # override other cmdsets.
 
     def at_cmdset_creation(self):
         "Init the cmdset"
diff --git a/src/commands/default/cmdset_player.py b/src/commands/default/cmdset_player.py
index 52009e4fe8..a5c71e1dbe 100644
--- a/src/commands/default/cmdset_player.py
+++ b/src/commands/default/cmdset_player.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class PlayerCmdSet(CmdSet):
     """
 
     key = "DefaultPlayer"
-    priority = -5
+    priority = -10
 
     def at_cmdset_creation(self):
         "Populates the cmdset"
diff --git a/src/commands/default/cmdset_session.py b/src/commands/default/cmdset_session.py
index cfaa83ffc2..fe33962d94 100644
--- a/src/commands/default/cmdset_session.py
+++ b/src/commands/default/cmdset_session.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class SessionCmdSet(CmdSet):
     Sets up the unlogged cmdset.
     """
     key = "DefaultSession"
-    priority = -7
+    priority = -20
 
     def at_cmdset_creation(self):
         "Populate the cmdset"
diff --git a/src/comms/channelhandler.py b/src/comms/channelhandler.py
index 16b72b2925..b11546ce4d 100644
--- a/src/comms/channelhandler.py
+++ b/src/comms/channelhandler.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class ChannelHandler(object):
             # create a new cmdset holding all channels
             chan_cmdset = cmdset.CmdSet()
             chan_cmdset.key = '_channelset'
-            chan_cmdset.priority = 10
+            chan_cmdset.priority = 120
             chan_cmdset.duplicates = True
             for cmd in [cmd for cmd in self.cached_channel_cmds
                         if cmd.access(source_object, 'send')]:
diff --git a/src/objects/objects.py b/src/objects/objects.py
index 551fb8d1c5..aa3b343c52 100644
--- a/src/objects/objects.py
+++ b/src/objects/objects.py
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ class Exit(Object):
         # create a cmdset
         exit_cmdset = cmdset.CmdSet(None)
         exit_cmdset.key = '_exitset'
-        exit_cmdset.priority = 9
+        exit_cmdset.priority = 101
         exit_cmdset.duplicates = True
         # add command to cmdset
         exit_cmdset.add(cmd)