diff --git a/changelog.d/20250127_183638_danyal.faheem_support_other_databases_through_plugin.md b/changelog.d/20250127_183638_danyal.faheem_support_other_databases_through_plugin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa3ef48af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20250127_183638_danyal.faheem_support_other_databases_through_plugin.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Improvement] Move the openedx-auth patch to the bottom of the auth.yml file to allow patching DATABASES, EMAIL and XQUEUE options. (by @Danyal-Faheem)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml
index 56f2a8b94c..2abc166c35 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ SECRET_KEY: "{{ OPENEDX_SECRET_KEY }}"
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "{{ OPENEDX_AWS_ACCESS_KEY }}"
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "{{ OPENEDX_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}"
 DOC_STORE_CONFIG: null
-{{ patch("openedx-auth") }}
 XQUEUE_INTERFACE:
   django_auth: null
   url: null
@@ -22,3 +21,4 @@ DATABASES:
       {%- endif %}
 EMAIL_HOST_USER: "{{ SMTP_USERNAME }}"
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: "{{ SMTP_PASSWORD }}"
+{{ patch("openedx-auth") }}