diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/formatting.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/formatting.lua
index 296cd944..d1c9a34c 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/formatting.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/formatting.lua
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ return {
             local plugin = require("lazy.core.config").plugins["conform.nvim"]
             local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
             local opts = Plugin.values(plugin, "opts", false)
-            require("conform").format(Util.merge(opts.format, { bufnr = buf }))
+            require("conform").format(Util.merge({}, opts.format, { bufnr = buf }))
           end,
           sources = function(buf)
             local ret = require("conform").list_formatters(buf)
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/lsp.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/lsp.lua
index a40e9415..d9ef04e6 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/lsp.lua
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ function M.formatter(opts)
     primary = true,
     priority = 1,
     format = function(buf)
-      M.format(Util.merge(filter, { bufnr = buf }))
+      M.format(Util.merge({}, filter, { bufnr = buf }))
     end,
     sources = function(buf)
-      local clients = M.get_clients(Util.merge(filter, { bufnr = buf }))
+      local clients = M.get_clients(Util.merge({}, filter, { bufnr = buf }))
       ---@param client lsp.Client
       local ret = vim.tbl_filter(function(client)
         return client.supports_method("textDocument/formatting")