diff --git a/lib/load-grunt-configs.js b/lib/load-grunt-configs.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/load-grunt-configs.js
+++ b/lib/load-grunt-configs.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 
 module.exports = function(grunt, options){
 
-	options = _.merge({
+	options = _.assign({
 		config: {
 			src : ['config/*.js*', 'config/*.coffee']
 		}
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ module.exports = function(grunt, options){
 				runner = runner[key];
 			});
 		});
-
 	});
 	return options;
 };
fixes incorrect overwrite of passedin options for this task