diff --git a/av1an-core/src/context.rs b/av1an-core/src/context.rs
index 667cd562..e26ebfda 100644
--- a/av1an-core/src/context.rs
+++ b/av1an-core/src/context.rs
@@ -916,8 +916,14 @@ impl Av1anContext {
         || self.args.video_params.clone(),
         |ovr| ovr.video_params.clone(),
       ),
-      passes: self.args.passes,
-      encoder: self.args.encoder,
+      passes: overrides.as_ref().map_or(
+        self.args.passes, 
+        |ovr| ovr.passes,
+      ),
+      encoder: overrides.as_ref().map_or(
+        self.args.encoder.clone(),
+        |ovr| ovr.encoder.clone(),
+      ),
       noise_size: self.args.photon_noise_size,
       tq_cq: None,
       ignore_frame_mismatch: self.args.ignore_frame_mismatch,
@@ -972,8 +978,14 @@ impl Av1anContext {
         || self.args.video_params.clone(),
         |ovr| ovr.video_params.clone(),
       ),
-      passes: self.args.passes,
-      encoder: self.args.encoder,
+      passes: scene.zone_overrides.as_ref().map_or(
+        self.args.passes, 
+        |ovr| ovr.passes,
+      ),
+      encoder: scene.zone_overrides.as_ref().map_or(
+        self.args.encoder.clone(),
+        |ovr| ovr.encoder.clone(),
+      ),
       noise_size: self.args.photon_noise_size,
       tq_cq: None,
       ignore_frame_mismatch: self.args.ignore_frame_mismatch,
@@ -1175,8 +1187,14 @@ impl Av1anContext {
         || self.args.video_params.clone(),
         |ovr| ovr.video_params.clone(),
       ),
-      passes: self.args.passes,
-      encoder: self.args.encoder,
+      passes: overrides.as_ref().map_or(
+        self.args.passes, 
+        |ovr| ovr.passes,
+      ),
+      encoder: overrides.as_ref().map_or(
+        self.args.encoder.clone(),
+        |ovr| ovr.encoder.clone(),
+      ),
       noise_size: self.args.photon_noise_size,
       tq_cq: None,
       ignore_frame_mismatch: self.args.ignore_frame_mismatch,