diff --git a/mod/workspace/getLayer.js b/mod/workspace/getLayer.js
index 8aa9675d9..404bdfccd 100644
--- a/mod/workspace/getLayer.js
+++ b/mod/workspace/getLayer.js
@@ -33,21 +33,24 @@ module.exports = async (params) => {
     return new Error('Unable to validate layer param.')
   }
 
-  const layer = locale.layers[params.layer]
+  let layer = locale.layers[params.layer]
 
   // Assign key value as key on layer object.
   layer.key ??= params.layer
 
   if (Object.hasOwn(workspace.templates, layer.template || layer.key)) {
 
-    merge(layer, await getTemplate(workspace.templates[layer.template || layer.key]))
+    // Merge the workspace template into the layer.
+    layer =  merge(await getTemplate(workspace.templates[layer.template || layer.key]), layer)
   }
 
   if (Array.isArray(layer.templates)) {
 
     // Merge templates from templates array into layer.
     layer.templates.forEach(async template => {
-      merge(layer, await getTemplate(workspace.templates[template]))
+      
+      // Merge the workspace template into the layer.
+      layer = merge(await getTemplate(workspace.templates[template]), layer)
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/mod/workspace/getLocale.js b/mod/workspace/getLocale.js
index 0ef979cc0..ed21f7fdd 100644
--- a/mod/workspace/getLocale.js
+++ b/mod/workspace/getLocale.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = async (params) => {
     return new Error('Unable to validate locale param.')
   }
 
-  const locale = workspace.locales[params.locale]
+  let locale = workspace.locales[params.locale]
 
   const roles = params.user?.roles || []
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = async (params) => {
   if (Object.hasOwn(workspace.templates, params.locale)) {
 
     // Merge the workspace template into workspace.
-    merge(locale, await getTemplate(workspace.templates[params.locale]))
+    locale = merge(await getTemplate(workspace.templates[params.locale]), locale)
   }
 
   return locale
diff --git a/mod/workspace/getTemplate.js b/mod/workspace/getTemplate.js
index 5b7fcd2af..3418eecc8 100644
--- a/mod/workspace/getTemplate.js
+++ b/mod/workspace/getTemplate.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module.exports = async (template) => {
   if (typeof response === 'object') {
 
     // Get template from src.
-    merge(template, response)
+    template = merge(response, template)
 
   } else if (typeof response === 'string') {