diff --git a/docker/configurator/translator.js b/docker/configurator/translator.js
index 1671672e..22ecb216 100644
--- a/docker/configurator/translator.js
+++ b/docker/configurator/translator.js
@@ -1,46 +1,52 @@
 // Converts an object of environment variables into a Swagger UI config object
 const configSchema = require("./variables")
 
-const baseConfig = {
+const defaultBaseConfig = {
   url: {
     value: "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json",
     schema: {
-      type: "string"
+      type: "string",
+      base: true
     }
   },
   dom_id: {
     value: "#swagger-ui",
     schema: {
-      type: "string"
+      type: "string",
+      base: true
     }
   },
   deepLinking: {
     value: "true",
     schema: {
-      type: "boolean"
+      type: "boolean",
+      base: true
     }
   },
   presets: {
     value: `[\n  SwaggerUIBundle.presets.apis,\n  SwaggerUIStandalonePreset\n]`,
     schema: {
-      type: "array"
+      type: "array",
+      base: true
     }
   },
   plugins: {
     value: `[\n  SwaggerUIBundle.plugins.DownloadUrl\n]`,
     schema: {
-      type: "array"
+      type: "array",
+      base: true
     }
   },
   layout: {
     value: "StandaloneLayout",
     schema: {
-      type: "string"
+      type: "string",
+      base: true
     }
   }
 }
 
-function objectToKeyValueString(env, { injectBaseConfig = false, schema = configSchema } = {}) {
+function objectToKeyValueString(env, { injectBaseConfig = false, schema = configSchema, baseConfig = defaultBaseConfig } = {}) {
   let valueStorage = injectBaseConfig ? Object.assign({}, baseConfig) : {}
   const keys = Object.keys(env)
 
@@ -62,8 +68,9 @@ function objectToKeyValueString(env, { injectBaseConfig = false, schema = config
     const storageContents = valueStorage[varSchema.name]
 
     if(storageContents) {
-      if(varSchema.legacy === true) {
+      if (varSchema.legacy === true && !storageContents.schema.base) {
         // If we're looking at a legacy var, it should lose out to any already-set value
+        // except for base values
         return
       }
       delete valueStorage[varSchema.name]
diff --git a/test/docker/translator.js b/test/docker/translator.js
index bf7597e7..6e1344aa 100644
--- a/test/docker/translator.js
+++ b/test/docker/translator.js
@@ -32,6 +32,65 @@ describe("docker: env translator", function() {
       expect(onFoundSpy.calls.length).toEqual(1)
 
     })
+
+    it("should use a regular value over a legacy one, regardless of order", function () {
+      const schema = {
+        MY_THING: {
+          type: "string",
+          name: "myThing"
+        },
+        MY_OTHER_THING: {
+          type: "string",
+          name: "myThing",
+          legacy: true
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Regular value provided first
+      expect(translator({
+        MY_THING: "hey",
+        MY_OTHER_THING: "hello"
+      }, {
+        schema
+      })).toEqual(`myThing: "hey",`)
+
+      // Legacy value provided first
+      expect(translator({
+        MY_OTHER_THING: "hello",
+        MY_THING: "hey"
+      }, {
+        schema
+      })).toEqual(`myThing: "hey",`)
+    })
+
+    it("should use a legacy value over a base one, regardless of order", function () {
+      const schema = {
+        MY_THING: {
+          type: "string",
+          name: "myThing",
+          legacy: true
+        }
+      }
+
+      const baseConfig = {
+        myThing: {
+          value: "base",
+          schema: {
+            type: "string",
+            base: true
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Regular value provided first
+      expect(translator({
+        MY_THING: "legacy"
+      }, {
+        injectBaseConfig: true,
+        schema,
+        baseConfig
+      })).toEqual(`myThing: "legacy",`)
+    })
   })
   describe("Swagger UI configuration", function() {
     it("should generate a base config including the base content", function () {
@@ -138,6 +197,30 @@ describe("docker: env translator", function() {
       ).trim())
     })
 
+
+    it("should pick up legacy variables when using base config", function () {
+      const input = {
+        API_URL: "/swagger.json",
+        API_URLS: `["/one", "/two"]`,
+      }
+
+      expect(translator(input, { injectBaseConfig: true })).toEqual(dedent(`
+      "dom_id": "#swagger-ui",
+      deepLinking: true,
+      presets: [
+        SwaggerUIBundle.presets.apis,
+        SwaggerUIStandalonePreset
+      ],
+      plugins: [
+        SwaggerUIBundle.plugins.DownloadUrl
+      ],
+      layout: "StandaloneLayout",
+      url: "/swagger.json",
+      urls: ["/one", "/two"],`
+
+      ).trim())
+    })
+
     it("should generate a full config k:v string", function () {
       const input = {
         API_URL: "/old.yaml",