diff --git a/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md b/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
index a7d44024..471073ca 100644
--- a/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
+++ b/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
@@ -294,4 +294,8 @@ https://github.com/gorbit99/codewindow.nvim
 
 - Fix `vim.assistant.codecompanion-nvim` lazy loading with [blink-cmp]
 
+[foobar14](https://github.com/foobar14):
+
+- Fix `vim.formatter.conform-nvim.setupOpts.formatters` type for correct merging
+
 <!-- vim: set textwidth=80: -->
diff --git a/modules/plugins/formatter/conform-nvim/conform-nvim.nix b/modules/plugins/formatter/conform-nvim/conform-nvim.nix
index 4e27f9f0..8a0fd417 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/formatter/conform-nvim/conform-nvim.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/formatter/conform-nvim/conform-nvim.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {lib, ...}: let
   inherit (lib.generators) mkLuaInline;
   inherit (lib.options) mkOption mkEnableOption literalMD;
-  inherit (lib.types) attrs either nullOr listOf submodule str;
+  inherit (lib.types) attrs attrsOf either nullOr listOf submodule str;
   inherit (lib.nvim.lua) toLuaObject;
   inherit (lib.nvim.types) luaInline mkPluginSetupOption;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ in {
     enable = mkEnableOption "lightweight yet powerful formatter plugin for Neovim [conform-nvim]";
     setupOpts = mkPluginSetupOption "conform.nvim" {
       formatters = mkOption {
-        type = formattersType;
+        type = attrsOf formattersType;
         default = {};
         description = "Custom formatters and overrides for built-in formatters.";
       };