diff --git a/reclass/core.py b/reclass/core.py
index 61443c2..67b0f92 100644
--- a/reclass/core.py
+++ b/reclass/core.py
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
         base_entity.merge(self._get_class_mappings_entity(node_entity))
         base_entity.merge(self._get_input_data_entity())
         base_entity.merge_parameters(self._get_automatic_parameters(nodename, node_entity.environment))
+        base_entity.merge_parameters(Parameters(node_entity.parameters, self._settings, ''))
         seen = {}
         merge_base = self._recurse_entity(base_entity, seen=seen, nodename=nodename,
                                           environment=node_entity.environment)