diff --git a/packages/octocat/src/lib/structures/ReadmeSync.ts b/packages/octocat/src/lib/structures/ReadmeSync.ts
index 0108c10b..7d4f0788 100644
--- a/packages/octocat/src/lib/structures/ReadmeSync.ts
+++ b/packages/octocat/src/lib/structures/ReadmeSync.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export class ReadmeSync {
 
 		try {
 			const parsedToml = parse(toml);
-			const mergedConfig = _.merge(parsedToml, baseConfig);
-			if (typeof parsedToml.repo === "object") mergedConfig.repo = { ...baseConfig.repo, ...parsedToml.repo };
+			const mergedConfig = _.merge(baseConfig, parsedToml);
+			// if (typeof parsedToml.repo === "object") mergedConfig.repo = { ...baseConfig.repo, ...parsedToml.repo };
 
 			const zodSchema = z.object({
 				repo: z.object({