diff --git a/src/Connectors/Consumer/Config.php b/src/Connectors/Consumer/Config.php
index 673e36dd..0be88a80 100644
--- a/src/Connectors/Consumer/Config.php
+++ b/src/Connectors/Consumer/Config.php
@@ -91,16 +91,11 @@ protected function getTopicConfig(string $configName, string $topicId): array
             throw new ConfigurationException("Topic '{$topicId}' not found");
         }
 
-        $globalMiddlewares = config(
+        $topicConfig['middlewares'] = config(
             'kafka.middlewares.consumer',
             []
         );
 
-        $topicConfig['middlewares'] = array_merge(
-            $globalMiddlewares,
-            $topicConfig['consumer']['middlewares'] ?? []
-        );
-
         return $topicConfig;
     }
 }