3 files changed, 7 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index bb61daa51642..6b9d077469c6 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ Settings::Settings()
 void Settings::loadConfFile()
 {
     applyConfigFile(nixConfDir + "/nix.conf");
+
+    /* We only want to send overrides to the daemon, i.e. stuff from
+       ~/.nix/nix.conf or the command line. */
+    resetOverriden();
+
+    applyConfigFile(getConfigDir() + "/nix/nix.conf");
 }
 
 void Settings::set(const string & name, const string & value)
 {
-    overrides[name] = value;
     Config::set(name, value);
 }
 
-StringMap Settings::getOverrides()
-{
-    return overrides;
-}
-
 unsigned int Settings::getDefaultCores()
 {
     return std::max(1U, std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh
index de64e9826597..d3ecaadb639a 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ extern bool useCaseHack; // FIXME
 
 class Settings : public Config {
 
-    StringMap overrides;
-
     unsigned int getDefaultCores();
 
 public:
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ public:
 
     void set(const string & name, const string & value);
 
-    StringMap getOverrides();
-
     Path nixPrefix;
 
     /* The directory where we store sources and derived files. */
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index da3c8eb8d89d..bc9ef3d47c5e 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void RemoteStore::setOptions(Connection & conn)
        << settings.useSubstitutes;
 
     if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn.daemonVersion) >= 12) {
-        StringMap overrides = settings.getOverrides();
+        auto overrides = settings.getSettings(true);
         conn.to << overrides.size();
         for (auto & i : overrides)
             conn.to << i.first << i.second;