2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/cfg.lua b/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
index 476bfbc3..7e4093a6 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ if not site_config.LUAROCKS_FORCE_CONFIG then
    local home_overrides = persist.load_into_table(home_config_file, { home = home })
    if home_overrides then
       local util = require("luarocks.util")
+      if home_overrides.rocks_trees then
+         _M.rocks_trees = nil
+      end
+      if home_overrides.rocks_servers then
+         _M.rocks_servers = nil
+      end
       util.deep_merge(_M, home_overrides)
    end
 end
diff --git a/src/luarocks/util.lua b/src/luarocks/util.lua
index 562953d9..24c2accb 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/util.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/util.lua
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ function deep_merge(dst, src)
          if not dst[k] then
             dst[k] = {}
          end
-         deep_merge(dst[k], v)
+         if type(dst[k]) == "table" then
+            deep_merge(dst[k], v)
+         else
+            dst[k] = v
+         end
       else
          dst[k] = v
       end