diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ee2d9004d..cd805cf5b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 1.6.6.dev0
  * #559: Update documentation about configuring multiple consistency checks or multiple databases.
+ * #561: Fix command-line "--override" flag to continue supporting old configuration file formats.
 
 1.6.5
  * #553: Fix logging to include the full traceback when Borg experiences an internal error, not just
diff --git a/borgmatic/config/validate.py b/borgmatic/config/validate.py
index 66746ba45..a782d7bbe 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/validate.py
+++ b/borgmatic/config/validate.py
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ def parse_configuration(config_filename, schema_filename, overrides=None, resolv
     except (ruamel.yaml.error.YAMLError, RecursionError) as error:
         raise Validation_error(config_filename, (str(error),))
 
-    normalize.normalize(config)
     override.apply_overrides(config, overrides)
+    normalize.normalize(config)
     if resolve_env:
         environment.resolve_env_variables(config)