diff --git a/src/action.js b/src/action.js
index d47a2ae..b95ced0 100644
--- a/src/action.js
+++ b/src/action.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ try {
   }
 
   const registryAuthJson = {auths: {}};
-  mergeExistingDockerAuthJson(registryAuthJson);
+  mergeExistingDockerAuthJson(registryAuthJson, dockerConfigFile);
   addCiRegistryAuth(ci_registry, registryAuthJson);
   mergeArgRegistryAuthJson(registryAuthJson);
   writeRegistryAuthJson(registryAuthJson, dockerConfigFile);