diff --git a/config-parser.sh b/config-parser.sh
index 8068fae..7a8e548 100644
--- a/config-parser.sh
+++ b/config-parser.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ parse_toml() {
         # Parse section headers [section]
         if [[ "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*\[([^\]]+)\][[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
             current_section="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            # Only increment stack_count for non-global sections
+            if [[ "$current_section" != "global" ]]; then
+                stack_count=$((stack_count + 1))
+                STACK_NAMES[$stack_count]="$current_section"
+            fi
             continue
         fi
         
@@ -60,9 +65,7 @@ parse_toml() {
                     # Global settings
                     export "${key^^}"="$value"
                 else
-                    # Stack configurations
-                    stack_count=$((stack_count + 1))
-                    STACK_NAMES[$stack_count]="$current_section"
+                    # Stack configurations - use current stack_count
                     export "STACK_${stack_count}_${key^^}"="$value"
                 fi
             fi