diff --git a/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_configs.py b/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_configs.py
index ce45bf763..3aff18d53 100644
--- a/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_configs.py
+++ b/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_configs.py
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ class ActionModule(action.ActionBase):
         del tmp  # not used
 
         sources = self._task.args.get('sources', None)
+        whitespace = self._task.args.get('whitespace', True)
 
         if not isinstance(sources, list):
             sources = [sources]
 
-        config = OverrideConfigParser(
-            whitespace=self._task.args.get('whitespace', True))
+        config = OverrideConfigParser(whitespace=whitespace)
 
         for source in sources:
             self.read_config(source, config)
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ class ActionModule(action.ActionBase):
                 loader=self._loader,
                 templar=self._templar,
                 shared_loader_obj=self._shared_loader_obj)
-            result.update(copy_action.run(task_vars=task_vars))
+            copy_result = copy_action.run(task_vars=task_vars)
+            copy_result['invocation']['module_args'].update({
+                'src': result_file, 'sources': sources,
+                'whitespace': whitespace})
+            result.update(copy_result)
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(local_tempdir)
         return result
diff --git a/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_yaml.py b/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_yaml.py
index 943ca0158..0655478c5 100644
--- a/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_yaml.py
+++ b/kayobe/plugins/action/merge_yaml.py
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ class ActionModule(action.ActionBase):
                 loader=self._loader,
                 templar=self._templar,
                 shared_loader_obj=self._shared_loader_obj)
-            result.update(copy_action.run(task_vars=task_vars))
+            copy_result = copy_action.run(task_vars=task_vars)
+            copy_result['invocation']['module_args'].update({
+                'src': result_file, 'sources': sources,
+                'extend_lists': extend_lists})
+            result.update(copy_result)
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(local_tempdir)
         return result