diff --git a/src/app/components/settings.js b/src/app/components/settings.js
index 3be2292e16a..98c57d40084 100644
--- a/src/app/components/settings.js
+++ b/src/app/components/settings.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function (_, crypto) {
       }
     };
 
-    var settings = _.extend(options, defaults);
+    var settings = _.extend({}, defaults, options);
 
     var parseBasicAuth = function(datasource) {
       var passwordEnd = datasource.url.indexOf('@');