diff --git a/microbootstrap/bootstrappers/litestar.py b/microbootstrap/bootstrappers/litestar.py
index 7c3d5e5..86272bc 100644
--- a/microbootstrap/bootstrappers/litestar.py
+++ b/microbootstrap/bootstrappers/litestar.py
@@ -63,27 +63,25 @@ def bootstrap_before(self) -> dict[str, typing.Any]:
                 ),
             )
             if self.instrument_config.swagger_offline_docs
-            else ()
+            else (SwaggerRenderPlugin(),)
         )
 
-        openapi_config: typing.Final = openapi.OpenAPIConfig(
-            path=self.instrument_config.swagger_path,
-            title=self.instrument_config.service_name,
-            version=self.instrument_config.service_version,
-            description=self.instrument_config.service_description,
-            render_plugins=render_plugins,
-            **self.instrument_config.swagger_extra_params,
-        )
+        all_swagger_params: typing.Final = {
+            "path": self.instrument_config.swagger_path,
+            "title": self.instrument_config.service_name,
+            "version": self.instrument_config.service_version,
+            "description": self.instrument_config.service_description,
+            "render_plugins": render_plugins,
+        } | self.instrument_config.swagger_extra_params
 
-        bootstrap_result: typing.Final = {}
+        bootstrap_result: typing.Final[dict[str, typing.Any]] = {
+            "openapi_config": openapi.OpenAPIConfig(**all_swagger_params)
+        }
         if self.instrument_config.swagger_offline_docs:
             bootstrap_result["static_files_config"] = [
                 generate_static_files_config(static_files_handler_path=self.instrument_config.service_static_path),
             ]
-        return {
-            **bootstrap_result,
-            "openapi_config": openapi_config,
-        }
+        return bootstrap_result
 
 
 @LitestarBootstrapper.use_instrument()
diff --git a/tests/instruments/test_swagger.py b/tests/instruments/test_swagger.py
index 691c1ed..3f9dd6e 100644
--- a/tests/instruments/test_swagger.py
+++ b/tests/instruments/test_swagger.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import litestar
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 from litestar import openapi, status_codes
+from litestar.openapi.plugins import ScalarRenderPlugin
 from litestar.static_files import StaticFilesConfig
 from litestar.testing import AsyncTestClient
 
@@ -51,6 +52,18 @@ def test_litestar_swagger_bootstrap_online_docs(minimal_swagger_config: SwaggerC
     assert "static_files_config" not in bootstrap_result
 
 
+def test_litestar_swagger_bootstrap_with_overriden_render_plugins(minimal_swagger_config: SwaggerConfig) -> None:
+    new_render_plugins: typing.Final = [ScalarRenderPlugin()]
+    minimal_swagger_config.swagger_extra_params["render_plugins"] = new_render_plugins
+
+    swagger_instrument: typing.Final = LitestarSwaggerInstrument(minimal_swagger_config)
+    bootstrap_result: typing.Final = swagger_instrument.bootstrap_before()
+
+    assert "openapi_config" in bootstrap_result
+    assert isinstance(bootstrap_result["openapi_config"], openapi.OpenAPIConfig)
+    assert bootstrap_result["openapi_config"].render_plugins is new_render_plugins
+
+
 def test_litestar_swagger_bootstrap_offline_docs(minimal_swagger_config: SwaggerConfig) -> None:
     minimal_swagger_config.swagger_offline_docs = True
     swagger_instrument: typing.Final = LitestarSwaggerInstrument(minimal_swagger_config)