diff --git a/services/server/config/config.go b/services/server/config/config.go
index 57dc71585..e3aacbae8 100644
--- a/services/server/config/config.go
+++ b/services/server/config/config.go
@@ -292,17 +292,15 @@ func resolveImports(parent string, imports []string) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // mergeConfig merges Config structs with the following rules:
-// 'to'         'from'      'result'        overwrite?
-// ""           "value"     "value"         yes
-// "value"      ""          "value"         no
-// 1            0           1               no
-// 0            1           1               yes
-// []{"1"}      []{"2"}     []{"2"}         yes
-// []{"1"}      []{}        []{"1"}         no
+// 'to'         'from'      'result'
+// ""           "value"     "value"
+// "value"      ""          "value"
+// 1            0           1
+// 0            1           1
+// []{"1"}      []{"2"}     []{"1","2"}
+// []{"1"}      []{}        []{"1"}
 func mergeConfig(to, from *Config) error {
-	return mergo.Merge(to, from, func(config *mergo.Config) {
-		config.Overwrite = true
-	})
+	return mergo.Merge(to, from, mergo.WithOverride, mergo.WithAppendSlice)
 }
 
 // V1DisabledFilter matches based on ID
diff --git a/services/server/config/config_test.go b/services/server/config/config_test.go
index 8e65a4630..2f0848894 100644
--- a/services/server/config/config_test.go
+++ b/services/server/config/config_test.go
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ func TestMergeConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 		DisabledPlugins: []string{"old_plugin"},
 		State:           "old_state",
 		OOMScore:        1,
+		Timeouts:        map[string]string{"a": "1"},
 	}
 
 	b := &Config{
 		Root:            "new_root",
 		RequiredPlugins: []string{"new_plugin1", "new_plugin2"},
 		OOMScore:        2,
+		Timeouts:        map[string]string{"b": "2"},
 	}
 
 	err := mergeConfig(a, b)
@@ -50,8 +52,9 @@ func TestMergeConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, a.Root, "new_root")
 	assert.Equal(t, a.State, "old_state")
 	assert.Equal(t, a.OOMScore, 2)
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, a.RequiredPlugins, []string{"new_plugin1", "new_plugin2"})
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, a.RequiredPlugins, []string{"old_plugin", "new_plugin1", "new_plugin2"})
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, a.DisabledPlugins, []string{"old_plugin"})
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, a.Timeouts, map[string]string{"a": "1", "b": "2"})
 }
 
 func TestResolveImports(t *testing.T) {