diff --git a/plugins/discovery/discovery.go b/plugins/discovery/discovery.go
index 2276686600..c0b77a0800 100644
--- a/plugins/discovery/discovery.go
+++ b/plugins/discovery/discovery.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -751,7 +752,7 @@ func mergeValuesAndListOverrides(dest map[string]interface{}, src map[string]int
 		nextMap, ok := v.(map[string]interface{})
 		// If it isn't another map, overwrite the value
 		if !ok {
-			if dest[k] != v {
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(dest[k], v) {
 				overriddenKeys = append(overriddenKeys, fullKey)
 			}
 			dest[k] = v
diff --git a/plugins/discovery/discovery_test.go b/plugins/discovery/discovery_test.go
index 6969b0cafc..2ee273ad72 100644
--- a/plugins/discovery/discovery_test.go
+++ b/plugins/discovery/discovery_test.go
@@ -1988,6 +1988,69 @@ func TestMergeValuesAndListOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			override: []string{},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Simple Non-map override -1",
+			dest: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []interface{}{"bar"},
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			src: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": 3,
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": 3,
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			override: []string{"a"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Simple Non-map override -2",
+			dest: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": 3,
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			src: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []interface{}{"bar"},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []interface{}{"bar"},
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			override: []string{"a"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Non-map override -1",
+			dest: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []interface{}{"bar"},
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			src: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []string{"foo"},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []string{"foo"},
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			override: []string{"a"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Non-map override -2",
+			dest: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": map[string]interface{}{
+					"aa": 10,
+					"ab": 20,
+				},
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			src: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []interface{}{"foo"},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"a": []interface{}{"foo"},
+				"b": 2,
+			},
+			override: []string{"a"},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "Simple overridden keys",
 			dest: map[string]interface{}{