diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index bcf393263..1fef73907 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int git_repository_config(
 		return error;
 
 	git__joinpath(config_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_CONFIG_FILENAME_INREPO);
-	error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(*out, config_path, 1);
+	error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(*out, config_path, 3);
 	if (error < GIT_SUCCESS)
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int git_repository_config(
 	}
 
 	if (system_config_path != NULL) {
-		error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(*out, system_config_path, 3);
+		error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(*out, system_config_path, 1);
 		if (error < GIT_SUCCESS)
 			goto cleanup;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/t15-config.c b/tests/t15-config.c
index 5e5b4b14d..63fe8e100 100644
--- a/tests/t15-config.c
+++ b/tests/t15-config.c
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ BEGIN_TEST(config8, "don't fail on empty files")
 	git_config_free(cfg);
 END_TEST
 
-BEGIN_TEST
-(config9, "replace a value")
+BEGIN_TEST(config9, "replace a value")
 	git_config *cfg;
 	int i;