diff --git a/src/rss_thread_watch/utils.clj b/src/rss_thread_watch/utils.clj
index 5265958..5e28a87 100644
--- a/src/rss_thread_watch/utils.clj
+++ b/src/rss_thread_watch/utils.clj
@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@
                 val2 (get defaults k)]
             (if (and (map? val1)
                      (map? val2))
-              {k (map-deep-merge-missing val1 val2)}
+              {k (map-apply-defaults val1 val2)}
               {k (nil?-else val2 val1)})))))