diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/merge.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/merge.go
index 8566d84aa5a..16cf0d8515f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/merge.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/merge.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func MergeStepsWithStepTemplate(template *v1.Container, steps []Step) ([]Step, e
 			merged.Args = []string{}
 		}
 
-		steps[i] = Step{Container: *merged}
+		steps[i] = Step{Container: *merged, Script: s.Script}
 	}
 	return steps, nil
 }