diff --git a/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/init.lua b/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/init.lua
index c41e0497..c972c2d6 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/init.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/init.lua
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function helpers.parse_rocks_toml(config_path)
             return multi_mut_rocks_toml_wrapper.new({ { config = base_rocks_toml, path = config.config_path } })
         end
 
-        -- For non-base configs, add it to the list of imports in the base config
+        -- For non-base configs, add it to the list of imports in the base config and write async
         if base_rocks_toml.import then
             local i = 0
             local import_path
@@ -57,19 +57,13 @@ function helpers.parse_rocks_toml(config_path)
         else
             base_rocks_toml.import = { config_path }
         end
+        fs.write_file(config.config_path, "w", tostring(base_rocks_toml))
 
-        -- For non-base configs, return a combined config with the imported config having preference over the base.
-        -- Since we modified the base also, it will also need to be written, hence, we return it to allow the
-        -- caller to write the config when all other modifications are done/successful.
         return multi_mut_rocks_toml_wrapper.new({
             {
                 config = require("toml_edit").parse(fs.read_or_create(absolute_config_path, "")),
                 path = absolute_config_path,
             },
-            {
-                config = base_rocks_toml,
-                path = config.config_path,
-            },
         })
     end
 
diff --git a/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/multi_mut_rocks_toml_wrapper.lua b/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/multi_mut_rocks_toml_wrapper.lua
index f15fe2af..790b5356 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/multi_mut_rocks_toml_wrapper.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/operations/helpers/multi_mut_rocks_toml_wrapper.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-local config = require("rocks.config.internal")
 local fs = require("rocks.fs")
 
 ---@class MutRocksTomlRefWithPath
@@ -46,19 +45,14 @@ end
 ---@param key string|integer
 ---@param value any
 MultiMutRocksTomlWrapper.__newindex = function(self, key, value)
-    local insert_index = 1
-    for i, tbl in ipairs(self.configs) do
-        -- Insert into base config by default
-        if tbl.path == config.config_path then
-            insert_index = i
-        end
+    for _, tbl in ipairs(self.configs) do
         if tbl.config[key] ~= nil then
             tbl.config[key] = value
             return
         end
     end
-    -- If key not found in any table, add it to the first table
-    self.configs[insert_index].config[key] = value
+    -- If key not found in any table, add it to the last table which should the base config
+    self.configs[#self.configs].config[key] = value
 end
 
 --- Run a function against the config tables
diff --git a/spec/operations/helpers_spec.lua b/spec/operations/helpers_spec.lua
index 38dce611..ae38e886 100644
--- a/spec/operations/helpers_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/operations/helpers_spec.lua
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 pin = true
 ]]
 
+        local _, _ = os.remove(vim.fs.joinpath(tempdir, "local-rocks.toml"))
         local fh = assert(io.open(config.config_path, "w"), "Could not open rocks.toml for writing")
         fh:write(config_content)
         fh:close()
@@ -142,30 +143,40 @@ myrock = "1.0.0"
 myrock = "1.0.0"
 ]]
 
+        local _, _ = os.remove(vim.fs.joinpath(tempdir, "local-rocks.toml"))
         local fh = assert(io.open(config.config_path, "w"), "Could not open rocks.toml for writing")
         fh:write(config_content)
         fh:close()
 
-        local _, _ = os.remove(vim.fs.joinpath(tempdir, "local-rocks.toml"))
         local rocks_toml = helpers.parse_rocks_toml("local-rocks.toml")
-        assert.same("local-rocks.toml", rocks_toml.import[1])
+        assert.same(nil, rocks_toml.rocks)
     end)
-    it("Parse rocks toml passing new import path, append to imports", function()
+    it("Parse rocks toml passing existing import path", function()
         local config_content = [[
-import = ["other-rocks.toml"]
-
 [rocks]
 myrock = "1.0.0"
+]]
+        local config_content2 = [[
+[plugins."myplugin"]
+version = "2.0.0"
+pin = true
 ]]
 
+        local _, _ = os.remove(vim.fs.joinpath(tempdir, "local-rocks.toml"))
         local fh = assert(io.open(config.config_path, "w"), "Could not open rocks.toml for writing")
         fh:write(config_content)
         fh:close()
+        fh = assert(
+            io.open(vim.fs.joinpath(tempdir, "local-rocks.toml"), "w"),
+            "Could not open local rocks.toml for writing"
+        )
+        fh:write(config_content2)
+        fh:close()
 
-        local _, _ = os.remove(vim.fs.joinpath(tempdir, "local-rocks.toml"))
         local rocks_toml = helpers.parse_rocks_toml("local-rocks.toml")
-        assert.same("other-rocks.toml", rocks_toml.import[1])
-        assert.same("local-rocks.toml", rocks_toml.import[2])
+        assert.same(nil, rocks_toml.rocks)
+        assert.same("2.0.0", rocks_toml.plugins.myplugin.version)
+        assert.same(true, rocks_toml.plugins.myplugin.pin)
     end)
 end)
 
@@ -288,7 +299,7 @@ describe("operations.helpers.multi_mut_rocks_toml_wrapper", function()
         -- Table1 modified since first
         ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: inject-field
         m.z = "new_z_value"
-        assert.same("new_z_value", table1.z)
-        assert.same(nil, table2.z)
+        assert.same("new_z_value", table2.z)
+        assert.same(nil, table1.z)
     end)
 end)