diff --git a/command/command.go b/command/command.go
index 0813072..3f75c40 100644
--- a/command/command.go
+++ b/command/command.go
@@ -60,35 +60,9 @@ type Command struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Run() error {
-	var formatter yamlfmt.Formatter
-	if c.Config.FormatterConfig == nil {
-		factory, err := c.Registry.GetDefaultFactory()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		formatter, err = factory.NewFormatter(nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		var (
-			factory yamlfmt.Factory
-			err     error
-		)
-		if c.Config.FormatterConfig.Type == "" {
-			factory, err = c.Registry.GetDefaultFactory()
-		} else {
-			factory, err = c.Registry.GetFactory(c.Config.FormatterConfig.Type)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		c.Config.FormatterConfig.FormatterSettings["line_ending"] = c.Config.LineEnding
-		formatter, err = factory.NewFormatter(c.Config.FormatterConfig.FormatterSettings)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	formatter, err := c.getFormatter()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	lineSepChar, err := c.Config.LineEnding.Separator()
@@ -191,6 +165,30 @@ func (c *Command) Run() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Command) getFormatter() (yamlfmt.Formatter, error) {
+	var factoryType string
+
+	// In the existing codepaths, this value is always set. But
+	// it's a habit of mine to check anything that can possibly be nil
+	// if I remember that to be the case. :)
+	if c.Config.FormatterConfig != nil {
+		factoryType = c.Config.FormatterConfig.Type
+
+		// The line ending set within the formatter settings takes precedence over setting
+		// it from the top level config. If it's not set in formatter settings, then
+		// we use the value from the top level.
+		if _, ok := c.Config.FormatterConfig.FormatterSettings["line_ending"]; !ok {
+			c.Config.FormatterConfig.FormatterSettings["line_ending"] = c.Config.LineEnding
+		}
+	}
+
+	factory, err := c.Registry.GetFactory(factoryType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return factory.NewFormatter(c.Config.FormatterConfig.FormatterSettings)
+}
+
 func (c *Command) collectPaths() ([]string, error) {
 	collector := c.makePathCollector()
 	return collector.CollectPaths()
diff --git a/command/command_test.go b/command/command_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6faf6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/command_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package command
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/yamlfmt"
+	"github.com/google/yamlfmt/formatters/basic"
+	"github.com/google/yamlfmt/internal/assert"
+)
+
+// This test asserts the proper behaviour for `line_ending` settings specified
+// in formatter settings overriding the global configuration.
+func TestLineEndingFormatterVsGloabl(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Command{
+		Config: &Config{
+			LineEnding: "lf",
+			FormatterConfig: &FormatterConfig{
+				FormatterSettings: map[string]any{
+					"line_ending": yamlfmt.LineBreakStyleLF,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Registry: yamlfmt.NewFormatterRegistry(&basic.BasicFormatterFactory{}),
+	}
+
+	f, err := c.getFormatter()
+	assert.NilErr(t, err)
+	configMap, err := f.ConfigMap()
+	assert.NilErr(t, err)
+	formatterLineEnding := configMap["line_ending"].(yamlfmt.LineBreakStyle)
+	assert.Assert(t, formatterLineEnding == yamlfmt.LineBreakStyleLF, "expected formatter's line ending to be lf")
+}
diff --git a/formatter.go b/formatter.go
index 2a17475..ce432ee 100644
--- a/formatter.go
+++ b/formatter.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ func (r *Registry) Add(f Factory) {
 }
 
 func (r *Registry) GetFactory(fType string) (Factory, error) {
+	if fType == "" {
+		return r.GetDefaultFactory()
+	}
 	factory, ok := r.registry[fType]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no formatter registered with type \"%s\"", fType)