diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index edbc2d10..03eac02b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if (is.windows()) {
 ipcMain.handle('get-main-plugin-names', () => Object.keys(mainPlugins));
 
 const initHook = (win: BrowserWindow) => {
-  ipcMain.handle('get-config', (_, id: keyof PluginBuilderList) => config.get(`plugins.${id}` as never) ?? pluginBuilders[id].config);
+  ipcMain.handle('get-config', (_, id: keyof PluginBuilderList) => deepmerge(pluginBuilders[id].config, config.get(`plugins.${id}`)) as PluginBuilderList[typeof id]['config']);
   ipcMain.handle('set-config', (_, name: string, obj: object) => config.setPartial(`plugins.${name}`, obj));
 
   config.watch((newValue) => {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async function loadPlugins(win: BrowserWindow) {
     Key extends keyof PluginBuilderList,
     Config extends PluginBaseConfig = PluginBuilderList[Key]['config'],
   >(name: Key): MainPluginContext<Config> => ({
-    getConfig: () => config.get(`plugins.${name}`) as unknown as Config,
+    getConfig: () => deepmerge(pluginBuilders[name].config, config.get(`plugins.${name}`)) as Config,
     setConfig: (newConfig) => {
       config.setPartial(`plugins.${name}`, newConfig);
     },
diff --git a/src/menu.ts b/src/menu.ts
index 356ec8d4..82c0b2f8 100644
--- a/src/menu.ts
+++ b/src/menu.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import is from 'electron-is';
 import { app, BrowserWindow, clipboard, dialog, Menu } from 'electron';
 import prompt from 'custom-electron-prompt';
 
+import { deepmerge as createDeepmerge } from '@fastify/deepmerge';
+
 import { restart } from './providers/app-controls';
 import config from './config';
 import { startingPages } from './providers/extracted-data';
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ const inAppMenuActive = config.plugins.isEnabled('in-app-menu');
 
 const betaPlugins = ['crossfade', 'lumiastream'];
 
+const deepmerge = createDeepmerge();
+
 const pluginEnabledMenu = (plugin: string, label = '', hasSubmenu = false, refreshMenu: (() => void ) | undefined = undefined): Electron.MenuItemConstructorOptions => ({
   label: label || plugin,
   type: 'checkbox',
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ export const mainMenuTemplate = async (win: BrowserWindow): Promise<MenuTemplate
     Key extends keyof PluginBuilderList,
     Config extends PluginBaseConfig = PluginBuilderList[Key]['config'],
   >(name: Key): MenuPluginContext<Config> => ({
-    getConfig: () => config.get(`plugins.${name}`) as unknown as Config,
+    getConfig: () => deepmerge(pluginBuilders[name].config, config.get(`plugins.${name}`)) as Config,
     setConfig: (newConfig) => {
       config.setPartial(`plugins.${name}`, newConfig);
     },
diff --git a/src/preload.ts b/src/preload.ts
index 861dabe5..60c800d0 100644
--- a/src/preload.ts
+++ b/src/preload.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const createContext = <
   Key extends keyof PluginBuilderList,
   Config extends PluginBaseConfig = PluginBuilderList[Key]['config'],
 >(name: Key): PluginContext<Config> => ({
-  getConfig: () => config.get(`plugins.${name}`) as unknown as Config,
+  getConfig: () => deepmerge(pluginBuilders[name].config, config.get(`plugins.${name}`)) as Config,
   setConfig: (newConfig) => {
     config.setPartial(`plugins.${name}`, newConfig);
   },