--- name: Bug report about: Create a report to help us improve title: '' labels: bug assignees: '' --- **Describe the bug** A clear and concise description of what the bug is. version of yq: operating system: **Input Yaml** Concise yaml document(s) (as simple as possible to show the bug) data1.yml: ```yaml this: should really work ``` data2.yml: ```yaml but: it strangely didn't ``` **Command** The command you ran: ``` yq merge data1.yml data2.yml ``` **Actual behavior** ```yaml cat: meow ``` **Expected behavior** ```yaml this: should really work but: it strangely didn't ``` **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here.