diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34755ea..617347d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 0.17.3
+
+...
+
 ## 0.17.2
 
 - Fix tests, upgrade minor versions of mobx, mobx-state-tree
diff --git a/generator/config.js b/generator/config.js
index bbf9c2a..480c941 100644
--- a/generator/config.js
+++ b/generator/config.js
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ exports.mergeConfigs = function mergeConfigs(args, config) {
       !!args["--useIdentifierNumber"] || config.useIdentifierNumber,
     fieldOverrides: args["--fieldOverrides"]
       ? parseFieldOverrides(args["--fieldOverrides"])
-      : parseFieldOverrides(config.fieldOverrides),
+      : config.fieldOverrides
+      ? parseFieldOverrides(config.fieldOverrides)
+      : [],
     dynamicArgs: !!args["--dynamicArgs"] || config.dynamicArgs,
     debug: !!args["--debug"] || config.debug,
     disableLogColors: !!args["--disableLogColors"] || config.disableLogColors
@@ -80,8 +82,9 @@ exports.mergeConfigs = function mergeConfigs(args, config) {
 }
 
 const parseFieldOverrides = (fieldOverrides) => {
-  const _fieldOverrides = 
-    Array.isArray(fieldOverrides) ? fieldOverrides : fieldOverrides.split(",");
+  const _fieldOverrides = Array.isArray(fieldOverrides)
+    ? fieldOverrides
+    : fieldOverrides.split(",")
 
   return _fieldOverrides
     .map((s) => s.trim())