diff --git a/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/schema/DefaultMerger.py b/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/schema/DefaultMerger.py
index 531f1d41fa..c250815e87 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/schema/DefaultMerger.py
+++ b/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/schema/DefaultMerger.py
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ def merge_parent(self, files, doc):
             merged_parent['version'] = VERSION
             merge_objdict(merged_parent, doc)
             return merged_parent
+        default_config = select_first(self.docs, lambda x: x.name == 'default' and x.kind == doc.kind)
         default_doc = select_first(files, lambda x: x.name == 'default')
+        if default_config is not None:
+            merge_objdict(default_doc, default_config)
         default_doc['version'] = VERSION
         merge_objdict(default_doc, doc)
         return default_doc
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diff --git a/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/config_merger.py b/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/config_merger.py
index b5f6d6cb9f..aa872a6ef9 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/config_merger.py
+++ b/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/config_merger.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+from copy import deepcopy
+
 from cli.helpers.doc_list_helpers import select_first
 from cli.helpers.data_loader import load_all_yaml_objs, types
-from cli.helpers.objdict_helpers import merge_objdict
+from cli.helpers.objdict_helpers import merge_objdict, dict_to_objdict
 from cli.version import VERSION
 
 
@@ -8,10 +10,11 @@ def merge_with_defaults(provider, feature_kind, config_selector, docs):
     files = load_all_yaml_objs(types.DEFAULT, provider, feature_kind)
     config_spec = select_first(files, lambda x: x.name == config_selector)
     if config_selector != 'default':
-        default_config = select_first(docs, lambda x: x.name == 'default' and x.kind == feature_kind)
-        if default_config is None:
-            default_config = select_first(files, lambda x: x.name == 'default')
-        default_config['version'] = VERSION
-        merge_objdict(default_config, config_spec)
-        return default_config
+        default_config = dict_to_objdict(deepcopy(select_first(docs, lambda x: x.name == 'default' and x.kind == feature_kind)))
+        default_doc = select_first(files, lambda x: x.name == 'default')
+        if default_config is not None:
+            merge_objdict(default_doc, default_config)
+        merge_objdict(default_doc, config_spec)
+        default_doc['version'] = VERSION
+        return default_doc
     return config_spec