diff --git a/flyteadmin_config.yaml b/flyteadmin_config.yaml
index 6cef756f4..964f83a81 100644
--- a/flyteadmin_config.yaml
+++ b/flyteadmin_config.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ server:
   httpPort: 8088
   grpcPort: 8089
   grpcServerReflection: true
-  kube-config: /Users/ytong/.flyte/state/kubeconfig
+  kube-config: /Users/ytong/.flyte/sandbox/kubeconfig
   security:
     secure: false
     useAuth: false
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ flyteadmin:
   useOffloadedWorkflowClosure: false
 database:
   postgres:
-    port: 5432
+    port: 30001
     username: postgres
-    host: localhost
-    dbname: flyteadmin
+    password: postgres
+    host: 127.0.0.1
+    dbname: flyte
     options: "sslmode=disable"
 scheduler:
   eventScheduler:
@@ -115,14 +116,17 @@ Logger:
   show-source: true
   level: 6
 storage:
-  type: minio
-  connection:
-    access-key: minio
-    auth-type: accesskey
-    secret-key: miniostorage
-    disable-ssl: true
-    endpoint: "http://localhost:30084"
-    region: my-region
+  type: stow
+  stow:
+    kind: s3
+    config:
+      region: us-east-1
+      disable_ssl: true
+      v2_signing: true
+      endpoint: http://localhost:30002
+      auth_type: accesskey
+      access_key_id: minio
+      secret_key: miniostorage
   signedUrl:
     stowConfigOverride:
       endpoint: http://localhost:30084
diff --git a/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager.go b/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager.go
index a02cd024a..d65658991 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager.go
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ func (m *ResourceManager) GetProjectAttributes(ctx context.Context, request admi
 	configLevelDefaults := m.config.GetTopLevelConfig().GetAsWorkflowExecutionConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		ec, ok := err.(errors.FlyteAdminError)
-		if ok && ec.Code() == codes.NotFound {
+		if ok && ec.Code() == codes.NotFound && request.ResourceType == admin.MatchableResource_WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_CONFIG {
 			// TODO: Will likely be removed after overarching settings project is done
-			// Proceed with the default CreateOrUpdate call since there's no existing model to update.
 			return &admin.ProjectAttributesGetResponse{
 				Attributes: &admin.ProjectAttributes{
 					Project: request.Project,
diff --git a/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager_test.go b/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager_test.go
index ad886e52e..8c587937c 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/impl/resources/resource_manager_test.go
@@ -645,6 +645,26 @@ func TestGetProjectAttributes_ConfigLookup(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}, response))
 	})
+
+	t.Run("config not merged if not wec", func(t *testing.T) {
+		appConfig := runtimeInterfaces.ApplicationConfig{
+			MaxParallelism:       3,
+			K8SServiceAccount:    "testserviceaccount",
+			Labels:               map[string]string{"lab1": "name"},
+			OutputLocationPrefix: "s3://test-bucket",
+		}
+		config.SetTopLevelConfig(appConfig)
+		request := admin.ProjectAttributesGetRequest{
+			Project:      project,
+			ResourceType: admin.MatchableResource_EXECUTION_QUEUE,
+		}
+
+		_, err := manager.GetProjectAttributes(context.Background(), request)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		ec, ok := err.(errors.FlyteAdminError)
+		assert.True(t, ok)
+		assert.Equal(t, codes.NotFound, ec.Code())
+	})
 }
 
 func TestDeleteProjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {