diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 2bff3f523..54b113f46 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func IsDockerDesktop(ctx context.Context, getter kclient.Reader) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func Merge(oldConfig, newConfig *apiv1.Config) *apiv1.Config {
+func merge(oldConfig, newConfig *apiv1.Config) *apiv1.Config {
 	var (
 		mergedConfig apiv1.Config
 	)
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func AsConfigMap(cfg *apiv1.Config) (*corev1.ConfigMap, error) {
 }
 
 func asConfigMap(existing, cfg *apiv1.Config) (*corev1.ConfigMap, error) {
-	newConfig := Merge(existing, cfg)
+	newConfig := merge(existing, cfg)
 
 	configBytes, err := json.Marshal(newConfig)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/install/install.go b/pkg/install/install.go
index c92a34736..b45dd5f99 100644
--- a/pkg/install/install.go
+++ b/pkg/install/install.go
@@ -110,18 +110,6 @@ func Install(ctx context.Context, image string, opts *Options) error {
 	klogv2.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 	utilruntime.ErrorHandlers = nil
 
-	kclient, err := k8sclient.Default()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	serverConf, err := config.Get(ctx, kclient)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	opts.Config = *config.Merge(serverConf, &opts.Config)
-
 	// Require E-Mail address when using Let's Encrypt production
 	if opts.Config.LetsEncrypt != nil && *opts.Config.LetsEncrypt == "enabled" {
 		if opts.Config.LetsEncryptTOSAgree == nil || !*opts.Config.LetsEncryptTOSAgree {
@@ -175,6 +163,11 @@ func Install(ctx context.Context, image string, opts *Options) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	kclient, err := k8sclient.Default()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	var installIngressController bool
 	if ok, err := config.IsDockerDesktop(ctx, kclient); err != nil {
 		return err