diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jsr223/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineImpl.kt b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jsr223/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineImpl.kt
index e1807156876..16b3a404c97 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jsr223/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineImpl.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jsr223/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineImpl.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptCompilationConfiguration
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptEvaluationConfiguration
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.hostConfiguration
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.ScriptingHostConfiguration
+import kotlin.script.experimental.host.withDefaultsFrom
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.baseClassLoader
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.jvm
@@ -40,13 +41,13 @@ class KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineImpl(
 
     val compilationConfiguration by lazy {
         ScriptCompilationConfiguration(baseCompilationConfiguration) {
-            hostConfiguration(jsr223HostConfiguration)
+            hostConfiguration.update { it.withDefaultsFrom(jsr223HostConfiguration) }
         }
     }
 
     val evaluationConfiguration by lazy {
         ScriptEvaluationConfiguration(baseEvaluationConfiguration) {
-            hostConfiguration(jsr223HostConfiguration)
+            hostConfiguration.update { it.withDefaultsFrom(jsr223HostConfiguration) }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jvmScriptCompilation.kt b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jvmScriptCompilation.kt
index e1e3726e81b..95ab67572da 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jvmScriptCompilation.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/jvmScriptCompilation.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ open class JvmScriptCompiler(
         compilerProxy.compile(
             script,
             scriptCompilationConfiguration.with {
-                hostConfiguration(this@JvmScriptCompiler.hostConfiguration)
+                hostConfiguration.update { it.withDefaultsFrom(this@JvmScriptCompiler.hostConfiguration) }
             }
         )
 }
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/runner.kt b/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/runner.kt
index 11951b0306d..13770f7ee32 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/runner.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/runner.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 package kotlin.script.experimental.jvm
 
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
-import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptCompilationConfiguration
-import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptEvaluationConfiguration
-import kotlin.script.experimental.api.baseClass
-import kotlin.script.experimental.api.onFailure
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.*
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.createEvaluationConfigurationFromTemplate
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.impl.createScriptFromClassLoader
 
@@ -17,10 +14,12 @@ import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.impl.createScriptFromClassLoader
 fun runCompiledScript(scriptClass: Class<*>, vararg args: String) {
     val script = createScriptFromClassLoader(scriptClass.name, scriptClass.classLoader)
     val evaluator = BasicJvmScriptEvaluator()
+    val hostConfiguration = script.compilationConfiguration[ScriptCompilationConfiguration.hostConfiguration]
+        ?: defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration
     val baseEvaluationConfiguration =
         createEvaluationConfigurationFromTemplate(
             script.compilationConfiguration[ScriptCompilationConfiguration.baseClass]!!,
-            defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration,
+            hostConfiguration,
             scriptClass.kotlin
         )
     val evaluationConfiguration = ScriptEvaluationConfiguration(baseEvaluationConfiguration) {