diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
index 3502c21f2..5c492434f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
@@ -1054,9 +1054,6 @@ async def execute_tool_call_maybe(
     group_name = tool_to_group.get(name, None)
     if group_name is None:
         raise ValueError(f"Tool {name} not found in any tool group")
-    # get the arguments generated by the model and augment with toolgroup arg overrides for the agent
-    tool_call_args = tool_call.arguments
-    tool_call_args.update(toolgroup_args.get(group_name, {}))
     if isinstance(name, BuiltinTool):
         if name == BuiltinTool.brave_search:
             name = WEB_SEARCH_TOOL
@@ -1065,10 +1062,12 @@ async def execute_tool_call_maybe(
 
     result = await tool_runtime_api.invoke_tool(
         tool_name=name,
-        kwargs=dict(
-            session_id=session_id,
-            **tool_call_args,
-        ),
+        kwargs={
+            "session_id": session_id,
+            # get the arguments generated by the model and augment with toolgroup arg overrides for the agent
+            **tool_call.arguments,
+            **toolgroup_args.get(group_name, {}),
+        },
     )
     return result