diff --git a/site-modules/core/templates/sapling.conf.liquid b/site-modules/core/templates/sapling.conf.liquid
index 6f26359..69f13af 100644
--- a/site-modules/core/templates/sapling.conf.liquid
+++ b/site-modules/core/templates/sapling.conf.liquid
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ pager = delta
 
 [merge-tools]
 nvim_diff.executable = nvim
-nvim_diff.args = -d $local $other $base
+nvim_diff.args = -d $base $local $other
 nvim_diff.priority = 1