diff --git a/lib/private/Config.php b/lib/private/Config.php
index 063a40745d1be..6ff864e5614e4 100644
--- a/lib/private/Config.php
+++ b/lib/private/Config.php
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ private function readData() {
 				throw new \Exception($errorMessage);
 			}
 			if (isset($CONFIG) && is_array($CONFIG)) {
-				$this->cache = array_merge($this->cache, $CONFIG);
+				$this->cache = array_replace_recursive($this->cache, $CONFIG);
 			}
 		}