diff --git a/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config.go b/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config.go
index d95e6c7bbd4..1efaaf14bf8 100644
--- a/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config.go
+++ b/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package config
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/autodiscover"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/autodiscover/template"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common"
@@ -38,51 +40,38 @@ type config struct {
 	Config          *common.Config     `config:"config"`
 }
 
-type configs []config
-
-type configMap struct {
+type configAppender struct {
 	condition conditions.Condition
 	config    common.MapStr
 }
 
-type configAppender struct {
-	configMaps []configMap
-}
-
 // NewConfigAppender creates a configAppender that can append templatized configs into built configs
 func NewConfigAppender(cfg *common.Config) (autodiscover.Appender, error) {
 	cfgwarn.Beta("The config appender is beta")
 
-	confs := configs{}
-	err := cfg.Unpack(&confs)
+	config := config{}
+	err := cfg.Unpack(&config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to unpack config appender due to error: %+v", err)
 	}
 
-	var configMaps []configMap
-	for _, conf := range confs {
-		var cond conditions.Condition
-
-		if conf.ConditionConfig != nil {
-			cond, err = conditions.NewCondition(conf.ConditionConfig)
-			if err != nil {
-				logp.Warn("unable to create condition due to error: %+v", err)
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		cm := configMap{condition: cond}
+	var cond conditions.Condition
 
-		// Unpack the config
-		cf := common.MapStr{}
-		err = conf.Config.Unpack(&cf)
+	if config.ConditionConfig != nil {
+		cond, err = conditions.NewCondition(config.ConditionConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			logp.Warn("unable to unpack config due to error: %+v", err)
-			continue
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create condition due to error")
 		}
-		cm.config = cf
-		configMaps = append(configMaps, cm)
 	}
-	return &configAppender{configMaps: configMaps}, nil
+
+	// Unpack the config
+	cf := common.MapStr{}
+	err = config.Config.Unpack(&cf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to unpack config due to error")
+	}
+
+	return &configAppender{condition: cond, config: cf}, nil
 }
 
 // Append adds configuration into configs built by builds/templates. It applies conditions to filter out
@@ -99,25 +88,23 @@ func (c *configAppender) Append(event bus.Event) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	for _, configMap := range c.configMaps {
-		if configMap.condition == nil || configMap.condition.Check(common.MapStr(event)) == true {
-			// Merge the template with all the configs
-			for _, cfg := range cfgs {
-				cf := common.MapStr{}
-				err := cfg.Unpack(&cf)
-				if err != nil {
-					logp.Debug("config", "unable to unpack config due to error: %v", err)
-					continue
-				}
-				err = cfg.Merge(&configMap.config)
-				if err != nil {
-					logp.Debug("config", "unable to merge configs due to error: %v", err)
-				}
+	if c.condition == nil || c.condition.Check(common.MapStr(event)) == true {
+		// Merge the template with all the configs
+		for _, cfg := range cfgs {
+			cf := common.MapStr{}
+			err := cfg.Unpack(&cf)
+			if err != nil {
+				logp.Debug("config", "unable to unpack config due to error: %v", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			err = cfg.Merge(&c.config)
+			if err != nil {
+				logp.Debug("config", "unable to merge configs due to error: %v", err)
 			}
-
-			// Apply the template
-			template.ApplyConfigTemplate(event, cfgs)
 		}
+
+		// Apply the template
+		template.ApplyConfigTemplate(event, cfgs)
 	}
 
 	// Replace old config with newly appended configs
diff --git a/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config_test.go b/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config_test.go
index 2bbf069e98a..e92252883f3 100644
--- a/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config_test.go
+++ b/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config/config_test.go
@@ -28,96 +28,87 @@ import (
 
 func TestGenerateAppender(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
 		eventConfig common.MapStr
 		event       bus.Event
 		result      common.MapStr
 		config      string
 	}{
-		// Appender without a condition should apply the config regardless
 		{
+			name:  "Appender without a condition should apply the config regardless",
 			event: bus.Event{},
 			result: common.MapStr{
 				"test":  "bar",
 				"test1": "foo",
-				"test2": "foo",
 			},
 			eventConfig: common.MapStr{
 				"test": "bar",
 			},
 			config: `
-- config: 
-    "test1": foo 
-- config: 
-    "test2": foo 
-`,
+config:
+  test1: foo`,
 		},
-		// Appender with a condition check that fails. Only appender with no condition should pass
 		{
+			name: "Appender with a condition check that fails",
 			event: bus.Event{
-				"foo": "bar",
+				"field": "notbar",
 			},
 			result: common.MapStr{
-				"test":  "bar",
-				"test1": "foo",
+				"test": "bar",
 			},
 			eventConfig: common.MapStr{
 				"test": "bar",
 			},
 			config: `
-- config: 
-    "test1": foo 
-- config: 
-    "test2": foo 
-  condition.equals:
-    "foo": "bar1"
-`,
+config: 
+  test2: foo 
+condition.equals:
+  field: bar`,
 		},
-		// Appender with a condition check that passes. It should get appended
 		{
+			name: "Appender with a condition check that passes. It should get appended",
 			event: bus.Event{
-				"foo": "bar",
+				"field": "bar",
 			},
 			result: common.MapStr{
 				"test":  "bar",
-				"test1": "foo",
 				"test2": "foo",
 			},
 			eventConfig: common.MapStr{
 				"test": "bar",
 			},
 			config: `
-- config: 
-    "test1": foo 
-- config: 
-    "test2": foo 
-  condition.equals:
-    "foo": "bar"
-`,
+config: 
+  test2: foo 
+condition.equals:
+  field: bar`,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		config, err := common.NewConfigWithYAML([]byte(test.config), "")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			config, err := common.NewConfigWithYAML([]byte(test.config), "")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
 
-		appender, err := NewConfigAppender(config)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		assert.NotNil(t, appender)
+			appender, err := NewConfigAppender(config)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+			assert.NotNil(t, appender)
 
-		eveConfig, err := common.NewConfigFrom(&test.eventConfig)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
+			eveConfig, err := common.NewConfigFrom(&test.eventConfig)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		test.event["config"] = []*common.Config{eveConfig}
-		appender.Append(test.event)
+			test.event["config"] = []*common.Config{eveConfig}
+			appender.Append(test.event)
 
-		cfgs, _ := test.event["config"].([]*common.Config)
-		assert.Equal(t, len(cfgs), 1)
+			cfgs, _ := test.event["config"].([]*common.Config)
+			assert.Equal(t, len(cfgs), 1)
 
-		out := common.MapStr{}
-		cfgs[0].Unpack(&out)
+			out := common.MapStr{}
+			cfgs[0].Unpack(&out)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, out, test.result)
+			assert.Equal(t, out, test.result)
+		})
 
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libbeat/autodiscover/config.go b/libbeat/autodiscover/config.go
index d139b1275db..7072d5b9d7d 100644
--- a/libbeat/autodiscover/config.go
+++ b/libbeat/autodiscover/config.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package autodiscover
 
 import (
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common"
-	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/conditions"
 )
 
 // Config settings for Autodiscover
@@ -39,6 +38,5 @@ type BuilderConfig struct {
 
 // AppenderConfig settings
 type AppenderConfig struct {
-	Type            string             `config:"type"`
-	ConditionConfig *conditions.Config `config:"condition"`
+	Type string `config:"type"`
 }
diff --git a/libbeat/cmd/instance/imports.go b/libbeat/cmd/instance/imports.go
index cbedffaa025..8c9275694df 100644
--- a/libbeat/cmd/instance/imports.go
+++ b/libbeat/cmd/instance/imports.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package instance
 
 import (
+	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/autodiscover/appenders/config" // Register autodiscover appenders
 	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/docker" // Register autodiscover providers
 	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/jolokia"
 	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes"
diff --git a/metricbeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py b/metricbeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py
index 6ae03723291..2c95c52f3bd 100644
--- a/metricbeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py
+++ b/metricbeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py
@@ -95,3 +95,51 @@ def test_docker_labels(self):
         # Check metadata is added
         assert output[0]['docker']['container']['image'] == 'memcached:latest'
         assert 'name' in output[0]['docker']['container']
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not INTEGRATION_TESTS or
+                     os.getenv("TESTING_ENVIRONMENT") == "2x",
+                     "integration test not available on 2.x")
+    def test_config_appender(self):
+        """
+        Test config appenders correctly updates configs
+        """
+        import docker
+        docker_client = docker.from_env()
+
+        self.render_config_template(
+            autodiscover={
+                'docker': {
+                    'hints.enabled': 'true',
+                    'appenders': '''
+                      - type: config
+                        condition:
+                          equals.docker.container.image: memcached:latest
+                        config:
+                          fields:
+                            foo: bar
+                    ''',
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+        proc = self.start_beat()
+        docker_client.images.pull('memcached:latest')
+        labels = {
+            'co.elastic.metrics/module': 'memcached',
+            'co.elastic.metrics/period': '1s',
+            'co.elastic.metrics/hosts': "'${data.host}:11211'",
+        }
+        container = docker_client.containers.run('memcached:latest', labels=labels, detach=True)
+
+        self.wait_until(lambda: self.log_contains('Starting runner: memcached'))
+
+        self.wait_until(lambda: self.output_count(lambda x: x >= 1))
+        container.stop()
+
+        self.wait_until(lambda: self.log_contains('Stopping runner: memcached'))
+
+        output = self.read_output_json()
+        proc.check_kill_and_wait()
+
+        # Check field is added
+        assert output[0]['fields']['foo'] == 'bar'