diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 0ebc1796..86657ad8 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -579,10 +579,28 @@ func loadUserConfig(configDir string, base *UserConfig) (*UserConfig, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(content, base); err != nil {
+	tempConfig := &UserConfig{}
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(content, tempConfig); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Merge bulk commands instead of replacing them
+	if len(tempConfig.BulkCommands.Services) > 0 {
+		base.BulkCommands.Services = append(base.BulkCommands.Services, tempConfig.BulkCommands.Services...)
+	}
+	if len(tempConfig.BulkCommands.Containers) > 0 {
+		base.BulkCommands.Containers = append(base.BulkCommands.Containers, tempConfig.BulkCommands.Containers...)
+	}
+	if len(tempConfig.BulkCommands.Images) > 0 {
+		base.BulkCommands.Images = append(base.BulkCommands.Images, tempConfig.BulkCommands.Images...)
+	}
+	if len(tempConfig.BulkCommands.Volumes) > 0 {
+		base.BulkCommands.Volumes = append(base.BulkCommands.Volumes, tempConfig.BulkCommands.Volumes...)
+	}
+	if len(tempConfig.BulkCommands.Networks) > 0 {
+		base.BulkCommands.Networks = append(base.BulkCommands.Networks, tempConfig.BulkCommands.Networks...)
+	}
+
 	return base, nil
 }