diff --git a/lua/gopher/config.lua b/lua/gopher/config.lua
index 36b5773..e616005 100644
--- a/lua/gopher/config.lua
+++ b/lua/gopher/config.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local default_config = {
 
 ---@param user_config gopher.Config|nil
 function config.setup(user_config)
-  config = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {}, default_config, user_config or {})
+  config = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", config, default_config, user_config or {})
 end
 
 -- setup ifself, needs for ability to get