diff --git a/charts/merlin/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/merlin/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 8f82e540..310ef926 100644
--- a/charts/merlin/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/merlin/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ MlflowConfig:
 {{- define "merlin.config" -}}
 {{- $defaultConfig := include "merlin.defaultConfig" . | fromYaml -}}
 {{- $renderedConfig := include "merlin.renderedConfig" (list $ . .Values.rendered ) | fromYaml -}}
-{{-  merge $renderedConfig $defaultConfig .Values.config | toYaml }}
+{{-  merge $defaultConfig $renderedConfig  .Values.config | toYaml }}
 {{- end -}}