diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 7a3bfc17..703ddf28 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ func loadConfiguration() *config.Config {
 	k9sCfg := config.NewConfig(k8sCfg)
 	if err := k9sCfg.Load(config.AppConfigFile); err != nil {
 		log.Warn().Msg("Unable to locate K9s config. Generating new configuration...")
-		k9sCfg.K9s.Generate(k9sFlags)
 	}
+	k9sCfg.K9s.Override(k9sFlags)
 	if err := k9sCfg.Refine(k8sFlags, k9sFlags, k8sCfg); err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("refine failed")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/k9s.go b/internal/config/k9s.go
index 2fae52b9..59ce473f 100644
--- a/internal/config/k9s.go
+++ b/internal/config/k9s.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (k *K9s) Refine(k1 *K9s) {
 	k.Thresholds = k1.Thresholds
 }
 
-func (k *K9s) Generate(k9sFlags *Flags) {
+func (k *K9s) Override(k9sFlags *Flags) {
 	if *k9sFlags.RefreshRate != DefaultRefreshRate {
 		k.OverrideRefreshRate(*k9sFlags.RefreshRate)
 	}