diff --git a/tests/modules/moduleconfigs.c b/tests/modules/moduleconfigs.c
index 3c233576d..df545c09a 100644
--- a/tests/modules/moduleconfigs.c
+++ b/tests/modules/moduleconfigs.c
@@ -252,10 +252,11 @@ int RedisModule_OnLoad(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, RedisModuleString **argv, int argc)
     size_t len;
     if (argc && !strcasecmp(RedisModule_StringPtrLen(argv[0], &len), "noload")) {
         return REDISMODULE_OK;
-    } else if (RedisModule_LoadDefaultConfigs(ctx) == REDISMODULE_ERR) {
-        RedisModule_Log(ctx, "warning", "Failed to load default configuration");
-        goto err;
-    } else if (argc && !strcasecmp(RedisModule_StringPtrLen(argv[0], &len), "override")) {
+    } if (argc && !strcasecmp(RedisModule_StringPtrLen(argv[0], &len), "override-default")) {
+        if (RedisModule_LoadDefaultConfigs(ctx) == REDISMODULE_ERR) {
+            RedisModule_Log(ctx, "warning", "Failed to load default configuration");
+            goto err;
+        }
         // simulate configuration values being overwritten by the command line
         RedisModule_Log(ctx, "debug", "Overriding configuration values");
         if (strval) RedisModule_FreeString(ctx, strval);
diff --git a/tests/unit/moduleapi/moduleconfigs.tcl b/tests/unit/moduleapi/moduleconfigs.tcl
index 01e2bf9df..67bd300c4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/moduleapi/moduleconfigs.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/moduleapi/moduleconfigs.tcl
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ start_server {tags {"modules"}} {
         r module loadex $testmodule \
             CONFIG moduleconfigs.string goo \
             CONFIG moduleconfigs.memory_numeric 2mb \
-            ARGS override
+            ARGS override-default
 
         # Verify CONFIG values took precedence over the pseudo values that
         assert_equal [r config get moduleconfigs.string] "moduleconfigs.string goo"
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ start_server {tags {"modules"}} {
     # Test: Ensure that modified configuration values from ARGS are correctly written to the config file
     test {Modified ARGS values are persisted after config rewrite when set through CONFIG commands} {
         # Load module with non-default ARGS values
-        r module loadex $testmodule ARGS override
+        r module loadex $testmodule ARGS override-default
 
         # Verify the initial values were overwritten
         assert_equal [r config get moduleconfigs.memory_numeric] "moduleconfigs.memory_numeric 123"