diff --git a/api/actionconfig.go b/api/actionconfig.go
index 505a8f6d3..c5d37cede 100644
--- a/api/actionconfig.go
+++ b/api/actionconfig.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/structs"
+	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
 )
 
 // ActionConfig defines an action to take on event
@@ -21,23 +22,8 @@ type ActionConfig struct {
 // Merge merges all non-nil properties of the additional config into the base config.
 // The receiver's config remains immutable.
 func (a ActionConfig) Merge(m ActionConfig) ActionConfig {
-	if m.Mode != nil {
-		a.Mode = m.Mode
-	}
-	if m.MinCurrent != nil {
-		a.MinCurrent = m.MinCurrent
-	}
-	if m.MaxCurrent != nil {
-		a.MaxCurrent = m.MaxCurrent
-	}
-	if m.MinSoc != nil {
-		a.MinSoc = m.MinSoc
-	}
-	if m.TargetSoc != nil {
-		a.TargetSoc = m.TargetSoc
-	}
-	if m.Priority != nil {
-		a.Priority = m.Priority
+	if err := mergo.MergeWithOverwrite(&a, m); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
 	}
 	return a
 }
diff --git a/api/actionconfig_test.go b/api/actionconfig_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1286b8ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/actionconfig_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
+	pv := ModePV
+	one := 1
+	six := 6.0
+	old := ActionConfig{
+		Mode:       &pv,
+		Priority:   &one,
+		MinCurrent: &six,
+	}
+
+	now := ModeNow
+	two := 2
+	three := 3
+	new := ActionConfig{
+		Mode:     &now,
+		MinSoc:   &three,
+		Priority: &two,
+	}
+
+	dst := old.Merge(new)
+
+	// unmodified
+	assert.Equal(t, old, ActionConfig{
+		Mode:       &pv,
+		Priority:   &one,
+		MinCurrent: &six,
+	}, "old modified")
+
+	// overwritten
+	assert.Equal(t, dst, ActionConfig{
+		Mode:       &now,
+		MinCurrent: &six,
+		MinSoc:     &three,
+		Priority:   &two,
+	}, "new wrong")
+}