diff --git a/annotations/helm-annotations/src/main/java/io/dekorate/helm/listener/HelmWriterSessionListener.java b/annotations/helm-annotations/src/main/java/io/dekorate/helm/listener/HelmWriterSessionListener.java
index 6821335e3..31ff06d27 100644
--- a/annotations/helm-annotations/src/main/java/io/dekorate/helm/listener/HelmWriterSessionListener.java
+++ b/annotations/helm-annotations/src/main/java/io/dekorate/helm/listener/HelmWriterSessionListener.java
@@ -242,14 +242,13 @@ private Map<String, String> createEmptyChartFolder(HelmChartConfig helmConfig, P
   private List<ConfigReference> mergeValuesReferencesFromDecorators(List<ConfigReference> configReferencesFromConfig,
       Session session) {
     List<ConfigReference> configReferences = new LinkedList<>();
+    // From user
+    configReferences.addAll(configReferencesFromConfig);
     // From decorators
     for (WithConfigReferences decorator : session.getResourceRegistry().getConfigReferences()) {
       configReferences.addAll(decorator.getConfigReferences());
     }
 
-    // From user
-    configReferences.addAll(configReferencesFromConfig);
-
     return configReferences;
   }