1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index a9c07b23a6f3..1c2c08715a14 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ void loadConfFile()
        ~/.nix/nix.conf or the command line. */
     globalConfig.resetOverriden();
 
-    globalConfig.applyConfigFile(getConfigDir() + "/nix/nix.conf");
+    auto dirs = getConfigDirs();
+    // Iterate over them in reverse so that the ones appearing first in the path take priority
+    for (auto dir = dirs.rbegin(); dir != dirs.rend(); dir++) {
+        globalConfig.applyConfigFile(*dir + "/nix/nix.conf");
+    }
 }
 
 unsigned int Settings::getDefaultCores()