diff --git a/deckard/base/scorer/scorer.py b/deckard/base/scorer/scorer.py
index 2d95527a..cd8688b5 100644
--- a/deckard/base/scorer/scorer.py
+++ b/deckard/base/scorer/scorer.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Literal, Dict, List
 from hydra.utils import call
 from hydra.errors import InstantiationException
-from omegaconf import DictConfig, OmegaConf, ListConfig, ListMergeMode
+from omegaconf import DictConfig, OmegaConf, ListConfig
 import numpy as np
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def score(self, ind, dep, **kwargs) -> float:
         kwargs = OmegaConf.merge(
             self.params,
             kwargs,
-            list_merge_mode=ListMergeMode.REPLACE,
         )
         new_args = []
         for arg in args: